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written by
Pierre Fernique
published by
the Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg
The Centre de Donnees astrononmiques de Strasbourg (CDS) provides the Aladin Sky Atlas, an interactive sky atlas that allows users to view images of any part of the sky while superimposing astronomical catalogs or personal, user data files. Images may be selected from the Aladin Image Server or the following data servers: Simbad, VizieR Catalog Service, and NED.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/items/detail.cfm?ID=77">Fernique, Pierre. Aladin Sky Atlas. STRASBOURG: Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, 1999.</a>
Fernique, Pierre. Aladin Sky Atlas. STRASBOURG: Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, 1999. https://aladin.cds.unistra.fr/ (accessed 8 February 2026).
@misc{
Author = "Pierre Fernique",
Title = {Aladin Sky Atlas},
Publisher = {Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg},
Volume = {2026},
Number = {8 February 2026},
Year = {1999}
}
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