New imaging data for the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea Survey released
The VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea Survey (VVV) is a wide area, near-infrared, multi-epoch imaging survey of the Milky Way bulge and disk. The initial survey in the five broadband filters Z, Y, J, H, Ks for a total sky coverage of 540 sq deg, is followed by extensive multi-epoch observations in the Ks band.
This new Phase3 release contains observations up to 30 September 2013 with all the approved data from CASU v1.3 pipeline reduction, and it includes images and single-band source catalogues. It replaces the previous releases that had been processed with previous versions of the pipeline and adds a large amount of new data mainly increasing the number of epochs for the Ks band.
Images and source lists can be queried and downloaded from the ESO Science Archive Facility. For more information please refer to the comprehensive description.