Images from the Palomar Digital Sky Survey (DPOSS)


These are selected small portions from DPOSS plate scans. Click on the icon to retrieve the full image.

These images can be used for any legitimate non-profit purpose, provided that the proper credit is given:

S. G. Djorgovski and the DPOSS team, Palomar Observatory, Caltech

All inquries should be sent to: george@astro.caltech.edu


JPEG format images:



Globular cluster NGC 6229:



Compact group of galaxies Hickson 53:



Merging group of galaxies Hickson 54:



An interacting galaxy pair:




GIF format images:



Distant cluster of galaxies Abell 2219:



Globular cluster NGC 6229:



Compact group of galaxies Hickson 53:



Merging group of galaxies Hickson 54:



An interacting galaxy pair:



A random star field from the survey:




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