Benefits
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Speed up catalog generation by one to
two orders of magnitude (unrealistic to perform manually).
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With database query tool, allows for powerful
analysis of data on-line (would take years to perform manually).
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Classify objects that are at least one
magnitude fainter than catalogs to-date.
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Generate catalogs with much richer content:
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on order of billions of object:
> 2x107 galaxies >
2x108 stars, 105 quasars
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at least 3 times the number of classified
sky objects than would have been possible by traditional computational
methods
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Towards an objective, examinable, repeatable,
and reliable automated cataloging methodology.
