Skylab UV Solar EUV Data in Original and FITS Format

Skylab UV solar EUV data provided by the Principal Investigator contains both FITS data files and raw data files. The FITS data files were created in 2012 from CDs written in 2001 from SKYLAB-S055 data stored on tape at CfA. The data is organized into 22 subdirectories corresponding to original CDs and includes auxiliary information files.

Use Cases

• Analyze solar EUV emissions based on the SKYLAB-S055 experiment data
• Validate FITS data processing pipelines based on the comparison of raw and processed data
• Study historical solar observation techniques based on the archived auxiliary information

Strengths

• Data includes both processed FITS files and the original raw data files for archival purposes
• 22 subdirectories provide a structured organization mirroring the original 22 CDs
• README files and auxiliary information are included to aid data examination

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The raw data is described as probably of limited use

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data provided by the Principal Investigator, copied from CDs written from tape archives.