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The SDSS Stripe-82 Variable Source Catalog

The data presented here has been taken directly from Ivezić et al. 2007. Detailed data description can be found here.

This is part of an academic project, if you are using this dataset please ensure you use proper citation:

The reference entry for this catalog is Ivezic, Z., Smith, J.A., Miknaitis, G., et al. 2007, Astronomical Journal, 134, 973. In addition, we would greatly appreciate if you add the standard SDSS acknowledgment to your paper:
Funding for the SDSS and SDSS-II has been provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Participating Institutions, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Japanese Monbukagakusho, the Max Planck Society, and the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The SDSS Web Site is http://www.sdss.org/.
  • Photometry (ugrzi)1: here
  • Tabulated Source Catalogue data2: here
  1. Please make sure you read the data description first! 

  2. I ingested the original dat.gz file to .ascii format for a bit more convenience!