WMAP DR3 Foreground Reduced Single Year Sky Maps Per Differencing Assembly

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The WMAP sky maps are generated using the HEALPix sky pixelization scheme. The first file listed for each map contains the data in its native HEALPix format. For the convenience of users who do not require the capabilities that HEALPix offers, we also provide the maps in two projected image formats: Mollweide and Zenith Equal Area (ZEA). These files contain the string "_mollweide" and "_zea" respectively, and may be displayed with standard astronomical display software such as DS9 and SAOImage. Note that the image pixels typically over-sample the HEALPix pixels, thus some amount of data replication will be present in the image data. As a result, care must be taken when using the image data in a regime where the noise properties are important since the statistical weight per pixel will also be replicated.

WMAP DR3 Foreground Reduced Single Year Temperature Sky Maps Per Differencing Assembly
Description
Dataset Id
File Info
File Name
Delivery Date
All the files in this table
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_singleyear_v3.tar.gz
773.95 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_singleyear_v3.tar.gz
2008-03-05
Q1 Map for the First Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr1_Q1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr1_Q1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr1_Q1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr1_Q1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
Q1 Map for the Second Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr2_Q1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr2_Q1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr2_Q1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr2_Q1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
Q1 Map for the Third Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr3_Q1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr3_Q1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr3_Q1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr3_Q1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
Q1 Map for the Fourth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr4_Q1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr4_Q1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr4_Q1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr4_Q1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
Q1 Map for the Fifth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr5_Q1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr5_Q1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr5_Q1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr5_Q1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
Q2 Map for the First Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr1_Q2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr1_Q2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr1_Q2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr1_Q2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
Q2 Map for the Second Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr2_Q2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr2_Q2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr2_Q2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr2_Q2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
Q2 Map for the Third Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr3_Q2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr3_Q2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr3_Q2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr3_Q2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
Q2 Map for the Fourth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr4_Q2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr4_Q2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr4_Q2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr4_Q2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
Q2 Map for the Fifth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr5_Q2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr5_Q2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr5_Q2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr5_Q2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
V1 Map for the First Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr1_V1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr1_V1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr1_V1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr1_V1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
V1 Map for the Second Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr2_V1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr2_V1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr2_V1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr2_V1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
V1 Map for the Third Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr3_V1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr3_V1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr3_V1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr3_V1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
V1 Map for the Fourth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr4_V1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr4_V1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr4_V1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr4_V1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
V1 Map for the Fifth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr5_V1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr5_V1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr5_V1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr5_V1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
V2 Map for the First Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr1_V2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr1_V2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr1_V2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr1_V2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
V2 Map for the Second Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr2_V2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr2_V2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr2_V2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr2_V2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
V2 Map for the Third Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr3_V2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr3_V2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr3_V2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr3_V2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
V2 Map for the Fourth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr4_V2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr4_V2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr4_V2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr4_V2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
V2 Map for the Fifth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr5_V2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr5_V2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr5_V2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr5_V2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W1 Map for the First Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr1_W1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W1 Map for the Second Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr2_W1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W1 Map for the Third Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr3_W1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W1 Map for the Fourth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr4_W1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W1 Map for the Fifth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr5_W1_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W1_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W1_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W1_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W2 Map for the First Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr1_W2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W2 Map for the Second Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr2_W2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W2 Map for the Third Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr3_W2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W2 Map for the Fourth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr4_W2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W2 Map for the Fifth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr5_W2_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W2_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W2_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W2_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W3 Map for the First Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr1_W3_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W3_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W3_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W3_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W3 Map for the Second Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr2_W3_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W3_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W3_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W3_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W3 Map for the Third Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr3_W3_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W3_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W3_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W3_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W3 Map for the Fourth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr4_W3_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W3_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W3_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W3_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W3 Map for the Fifth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr5_W3_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W3_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W3_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W3_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W4 Map for the First Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr1_W4_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W4_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W4_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr1_W4_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W4 Map for the Second Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr2_W4_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W4_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W4_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr2_W4_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W4 Map for the Third Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr3_W4_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W4_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W4_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr3_W4_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W4 Map for the Fourth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr4_W4_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W4_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W4_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr4_W4_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05
W4 Map for the Fifth Year
ADS/Sa.WMAP#forered_imap_r9_yr5_W4_v3.fits
24.01 MB wmap_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W4_v3.fits
wmap_mollweide_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W4_v3.fits
wmap_zea_forered_imap_r9_yr5_W4_v3.fits
Fits Header
2008-03-05

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