Synoptic Astronomy
A special issue of Galaxies (ISSN 2075-4434).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2019) | Viewed by 6964
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Imaging with electronic detectors has taken astronomy out of the dark (room) age and into a digital era that is overwhelmingly data-rich. The entire sky can now be monitored and archived regularly in projects that produce challengingly large amounts of data. The term “synoptic” refers to looking at all aspects of something and is possible in astronomy now more than ever. How might research evolve as synoptic observing increasingly opens up new avenues of astronomical discovery?
Galaxies is hosting a Special Issue on synoptic astronomy. We invite all interested parties to submit papers dealing with the promises and challenges of developing, conducting, and executing surveys that are expansive in space, wavelength, and/or time. We are interested in both observational and theoretical papers that explore the science and logistics of large-data gathering and mining and the science they produce. We welcome reviews of existing projects as well as plans for future endeavors.
Prof. Dr. Joseph Ward (Jay) Moody
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- synoptic
- surveys
- data analysis
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