DEEP2 Redshift Survey
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The DEEP2 Survey or DEEP2 is a Redshift survey
of the Redshift
~1 universe. It uses the Keck telescopes
(the world's largest optical telescope ) to measure the spectra and hence redshifts of approximately 60,000 galaxies.
It is the first project to study galaxies in the distant Universe with the resolution of local surveys like Sloan Digital Sky Survey
.
Redshift survey
In astronomy, a redshift survey, or galaxy survey, is a survey of a section of the sky to measure the redshift of astronomical objects. Using Hubble's law, the redshift can be used to calculate the distance of an object from Earth. By combining redshift with angular position data, a redshift...
of the Redshift
Redshift
In physics , redshift happens when light seen coming from an object is proportionally increased in wavelength, or shifted to the red end of the spectrum...
~1 universe. It uses the Keck telescopes
Keck telescopes
The W. M. Keck Observatory is a two-telescope astronomical observatory at an elevation of near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawai'i. The primary mirrors of each of the two telescopes are in diameter, making them the second largest optical telescopes in the world, slightly behind the Gran Telescopio...
(the world's largest optical telescope ) to measure the spectra and hence redshifts of approximately 60,000 galaxies.
It is the first project to study galaxies in the distant Universe with the resolution of local surveys like Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey or SDSS is a major multi-filter imaging and spectroscopic redshift survey using a dedicated 2.5-m wide-angle optical telescope at Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico, United States. The project was named after the Alfred P...
.