ESASky: The whole of space Astronomy at your fingertips

• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1610.09826
• Publication Date: 2016-01-01
• Authors: Belén López Martí; B. Merín; F. Giordano; D. Baines; E. Racero; J. Salgado; M. H. Sarmiento; R. Gutiérrez–Sánchez; P. de Teodoro; Juan González; Juan Carlos Segovia; Sara Nieto; Henrik Norman; C. Arviset
• Keywords: Interface (matter); space science; Data access

ESASky is a new science-driven discovery portal for all ESA astronomical missions that gives users worldwide simplified access to high-level science-ready products from and other data providers. The tool features sky exploration interface single/multiple target interface, it requires no prior knowledge of specific details each mission. Users can explore the in multiple wavelengths, quickly see available their targets, retrieve relevant products, with just few clicks. first version tool, released May 2016, provides imaging number catalogues. Future releases will enable retrieval spectroscopic incorporate futures allow time-domain study Solar System objects.