Description: MASFO is the acronym for "Mega Archive Search Fixed Objects".
It searches for one or few fixed celestial objects (stars, galaxies, nebulae, etc) in the Mega Archive (15 million images by Mar 2018).
Input: Object name (recognized by Simbad) or celestial coordinates (right ascension and declination).
Output: Table with images possible to hold the searched object(s), including the name of the archieve/instrument,
image ID, observing date/time (start), exposure time (s), some estimated magnitude limit for the telescope/instrument
(in best conditions), filter (and maybe other comments from observer) and the distance between the object and the camera
center (in degrees) plus a percentage (compared with a circular field).
Current archieve info:
Total instruments :111
Total images :17355090
Archieve interval :1989-11-30 - 2024-11-21
Reference: Please include the following acknowledgement in any publication using this service:
- Include in the acknowledgement: "This paper used the EURONEAR MASFO Tool \footnote{http://www.euronear.org/tools/mesfo.php}".