AEGIS (astronomy)
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AEGIS, or the All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey, is a multi-wavelength astronomical survey of a patch of the sky with low extinction and zodiacal scattering. The purpose of the survey is to study the physical processes and evolution of galaxies at redshift z ~ 1. See the project webpage at http://aegis.ucolick.org , and http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/06/ .
[edit] See also
- Extended Groth Strip : a visible image taken by Hubble of the region.