CSC Threads

Introduction

Beginners should start here. The Introductory threads explain how to use CSCview to query the Chandra Source Catalog and download Level=3 data products and tables of source properties.

Conducting a Property Search
Conducting a Cone Search
Retrieving Data Products
Using Source Property Associations
Using a CSC Save File in CIAO
Sending CSC Data to Remote Clients with CSCview

Science

Learn how to query the catalog, retrieve and manipulate catalog data in the context of several science scenarios, with examples using the CIAO, Sherpa, and ChIPS analysis software.

X-ray Spectra of High-z, Radio-quiet Quasars
Survey of Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
Investigating Colors of Variable Galactic Sources

Other Applications

These threads provide instructions for accessing the catalog via applications other than CSCview, such as DS9 and Google Earth.

Accessing the CSC with DS9 and TOPCAT
The CSC Interface to Sky in Google Earth