The first data release of the Large Early Galaxy Census (LEGA-C) survey now available via the ESO Science Archive Facility

Published: 31 Aug 2016

The LEGA-C ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey is now releasing science products from the first year of observations. LEGA-C started in December 2014 and observations are planned to be completed by mid 2018, with early data releases of the spectra and value-added products. More information on the survey design, sample selection, observing strategy, data reduction, are available at this link:http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016ApJS..223...29V.

This data release includes spectra and redshifts for 865 unique galaxies. Spectra can be browsed and downloaded via the Phase 3 main and the Phase 3 specific query forms for spectra. The redshift catalog is available through the catalog facility query interface. More information on this data release can be found in the extensive description.