Panel Controls:
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Tool Controls:
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 Cross Match
 Image Cutout
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Data Sources
Catalogs  These catalogs are hosted by Astro Data Lab. Each catalog consists of multiple linked tables that are accessible via SQL
 
 MyDB  MyDB is your own personal remote storage for database tables
 
 VOSpace  VOSpace is your own personal remote storage for files
 
 
 
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Welcome 

The new cross match tool is coming soon. Use the legacy cross match tool ›

Welcome to Data Explorer

The Data Explorer is a web based application which streamlines various exploration and data management services that are made available through the Astro Data Lab Science Platform. Quickly perform queries and cross matches, download data, import data to MyDB and manage your remote VOSpace files, all directly in the browser and without writing any Python code! Use this as a standalone tool or as a companion to the Data Lab Python Client and Notebook Server.

Getting Started

Browse the Data Sources panel on the left-hand side. Catalogs are hosted by Data Lab for all users, while MyDB (your tables) and VOSpace (your files) are only visible when you are signed in. You can create a Data Lab account free of charge.

When you click on any data table, more information will be provided on the right-hand side, including information about the available columns and example queries.

You can open and close the left/right/bottom panels of Data Explorer using the arrow buttons. Use the [Hide Panels] and [Show Panels] buttons (top left) to close and open all panels at once.

To initiate queries, image cutout tasks, or table cross-matches, click the desired tool from the links toward the top of the screen, or click any of the buttons provided below:


      



You can close this Welcome tab anytime. To get it back, click "Help" (top right).

 
Jobs   Jobs are automatically created when performing long running operations such as large queries and data transfer. Jobs propagate throughout the Data Lab platform, jobs started here can be tracked in the python client and vice versa. 
Downloads / Uploads   Active query and file downloads are displayed here. Downloads are canceled when you close the browser tab. 
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