NRAO VLA Sky Survey

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NRAO VLA Sky Survey
Websitewww.cv.nrao.edu/nvss/

The NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS) was an

astronomical catalogue. It was led by James J. Condon.[1]

The survey covers 82% sky, consisting of everything north of

arcsec.[1] It was proposed at the same time as the Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, and test observations for both surveys were taken in 1992.[2] Observations were made between September 1993 and October 1996.[1]

The Southern Hemisphere was covered by a similar catalogue called the

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