European Southern Observatories Kilo Degree Survey (KiDS)

We are involved in the weak lensing science analysis of the European Southern Observatories Kilo Degree Survey (KiDS). 

KiDS is a 1500 square degree optical imaging survey on the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) Survey Telescope (VST). We are part of the KiDS science team and are involved in assisting with the weak lensing data processing.

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The KiDS Science Team

KiDS, the Kilo-Degree Survey, is a large optical imaging survey in the Southern sky, designed to tackle some of the most fundamental questions of cosmology and galaxy formation of today. Using the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), located at the ESO Paranal Observatory, KiDS will map 1500 square degrees of the night sky in four broad-band filters (u, g, r, i).

Survey overview

Scientific goals

Central 2 arcsecond region of the cluster Abell 1411, one of the rich clusters present in the KiDS DR2 area. This color image was made from KiDS u-, g- and r-band data and shows the Brightest Cluster Galaxy, indicated by the green circle; the red circle shows the cluster center reported in the Abell catalog.