As part of SDSS-II, SEGUE utilized the 2.5 meter SDSS telescope on Apache Point in New Mexico to obtain ugriz imaging data at moderate to low Galactic latitude (|b| < 35 degrees) and spectroscopy of selected stellar targets over the wavelength range 3,800 Å ~ 9,200 Å.

SEGUE ultimately acquired:

• Over 3,200 square degrees of new imaging data
• Spectra of 240,000 stars

The large statistical sample of stars and volume of the galaxy probed by SEGUE will be unmatched by any other survey for at least a decade.

Accessing the Data

• Getting Started – a guide to working with SEGUE data, including sample SQL queries.
• SkyServer – public access to SEGUE and SDSS-I and -II data via the Catalog Archive Server (CAS).
• CAS – CAS access for astronomers.
• DAS – the Data Archive Server (DAS) contains FITS format files of SDSS and SEGUE data.

Survey Strategy and Algorithms

• Imaging
• Target Selection
• Spectroscopy

Survey Status

SEGUE began taking data in August of 2004, and completed its targeted data set in 2008. The SDSS DR7 data release was the final release.

• SEGUE sky coverage – imaging footprint and current observational status
• plate lists – spectroscopic plate data, with links to individual spectra

Glossary

• Glossary of SEGUE terminology