VISTA Science Archive (VSA)

The main contents of the VISTA Science Archive include:

VSA preserves image and catalog data products generated by VIRCAM on the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), with the main content originating from the VISTA public survey.

Survey science-ready catalog data will be released in phases, while standard flat file data products (including images and derived single-passband catalogs) are continuously available after routine observation and processing operations.
Information about various archive releases can be found on the survey page.

The history of archive releases, updates and bug fixes is under the Release History page. Users who wish to receive email notifications of such entries should subscribe to VSA_Announcelist

The website shows an image of the sky coverage of the VISTA survey, superimposed on a 2MASS image of the entire sky.