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ESO Archive Frequently Asked Questions

The search will be performed in the questions and answers.

List of FAQs

General

Do you have a gallery of Astronomy pictures?

Is it possible to name a star?

What kind of products and services can I obtain from the Archive Facility?

Query Forms

Hints on how to improve your search strategy

How does SIMBAD resolve the target name?

How is the DIMM seeing measured? Do you store the FWHM measured on the image itself?

Ranges can be given as value1..value2, does this apply only to numbers? What about dates?

What is a DP ID and what is Orig Filename?

What is the coding scheme for ESO Programme IDs?

What is the meaning of the check-box located left of most query fields?

When I use the wild-card on some queries (e.g. Filter: R*), the results take much longer to show up. Why?

When should I use the main ESO Archive interface and when the instrument specific ones?

Instruments Description and Documentation

How do I find out what are the characteristics of the filters ESO uses?

How do I get the photometric quality of a given night?

Getting Data

Are all data from ESO Archive available worldwide?

Can I read the CD/DVD-Rs you produce on my Windows PC?

Can I retrieve processed data from the Archive ?

FTP problem with special characters in filenames?

How can I monitor the progress of my request?

How do I convert ESO FITS headers to be understood by IRAF?

How do I easily download the whole directory at once?

How long will the service of my request last?

I am the PI of an ESO Service Mode observing run. Can I get my data before the official end of the run or before the end of the current Period?

I forgot my password. What can I do?

I have taken up a new position. How do I ensure uninterrupted access to your archive services?

I just realized that exposures of my approved service mode program have been acquired. When will I receive my data?

Is there a way to have a quick look at an exposure prior to submitting a request for the whole data set?

On my HP workstation the filenames are truncated and have a ";1" at the end. Why ?

What do the status values in the completion message mean?

What kind of output media are supported for receiving the data?

Will I be notified once my data become available in the Archive ?

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