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The latest data release is <a href="http://www.sdss.org/dr18/">Data Release 18</a>.</p> </div> <div class="main_container"> <div class="leftnav"> </div> <div class="right_content"> <h1 id="Top">The Tenth SDSS Data Release (DR10)</h1>  <table class="common" style="float:right;margin:1em;width:300px;">    <caption>DR10 Facts</caption> <tr> <td>Imaging sky coverage</td> <td>14,555 square degrees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Optical galaxy spectra</td>  <td>1,848,851</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Optical quasar spectra</td>  <td>308,377</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Optical stellar spectra</td>  <td>736,484</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Infrared stellar spectra</td> <td>57,454</td> </tr> </table> <p>Data Release 10 (DR10) offers the latest data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. DR10 is the first release of the spectra from the SDSS-III's Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE), which uses infrared spectroscopy to study tens of thousands of stars in the Milky Way.</p> <p>DR10 also includes hundreds of thousands of new galaxy and quasar spectra from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS), in addition to all imaging and spectra from prior SDSS data releases. The principal changes from DR9 are summarized in the <a href="dr10/whatsnew.php">What's New in DR10</a>.</p> <p> </p>   <table class="figure" style="clear:both;width:300px;"> <tr><td><a href="images/dr10_spectro_coverage.png"><img src="images/dr10_spectro_coverage.thumb300.png" alt="DR10 SDSS/BOSS coverage" style="width:300px;" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td>DR10 SDSS/BOSS sky coverage<br />(click for a larger version)<br /></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="images/apogee_fields_dr10.jpg"><img src="images/apogee_fields_dr10.jpg" alt="DR10 APOGEE coverage" style="width:300px;" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td>DR10 APOGEE sky coverage<br />(click for a larger version)<br /></td></tr> </table> <h2>Using DR10</h2> <p>The figures to the right shows the sky coverage of DR10. The top figure shows the sky coverage in imaging and optical spectroscopy; the bottom figure shows the sky coverage in infrared spectroscopy.</p>  </p> <p><a href="dr10/scope.php">The Scope of DR10</a> provides more detailed information about DR10 sky coverage, and includes a coverage check form that links directly to SDSS imaging and optical spectroscopy data.</p> <p>The items in the menubar above contain the following information about DR10:</p> <ul> <li><a href="dr10/whatsnew.php">What's new?</a> explains the differences between DR10 and previous data releases. </li> <li><a href="dr10/scope.php">Scope</a> describes what data are available in DR10, including sky coverage, data size, and resolution information.</li> <li><a href="dr10/data_access/">Data Access</a> shows how to get common types of SDSS data, and provides links to all SDSS data access tools. This is the best place to look for a quick start using SDSS data.</li> <li><a href="dr10/imaging/">Imaging</a> explains what imaging data DR10 contains. It also provides details on the SDSS imaging pipeline, the calibration process, and what quantities (including units) are available in imaging catalog data.</li> <li><a href="dr10/spectro/">Optical Spectra</a> explains what data are available from the SDSS's two optical spectrographs (SDSS-I and BOSS), and provides details on associated data including target flags, redshifts, and classifications.</li> <li><a href="dr10/irspec/">Infrared Spectra</a> explains what data are available from the SDSS's new APOGEE infrared spectrograph, and provides details on associated data including information on the spectra, targets, radial velocities, and determinations of stellar atmospheric parameters.</li> <li><a href="dr10/algorithms/">Algorithms</a> lists some of the principal SDSS-III data processing algorithms, including target selection, and contains complete details on how the algorithms work.</li> <li><a href="dr10/software/">Software</a> provides download instructions and documentation for a variety of software tools for working with SDSS data.</li> <li><a href="dr10/help/">Help</a> contains a glossary, Frequently Asked Questions, and other resources to help you get started in using DR10.</li> <li><a href="dr10/tutorials">Tutorials</a> provide step-by-step guides to common research and teaching tasks using SDSS data. This is a good place to look for guidance in doing your science with the SDSS.</li> </ul> <p>Complete details about DR10 are documented on this site and in the <A HREF="science/dr10.pdf">Data Release 10 paper</A> (Ahn et al. 2013, submitted to <i>ApJS</i> and posted at <A HREF="http://arxiv.org/abs/1307.7735">arXiv:1307.7735</A>).</p> <h2>Acknowledging DR10</h2> <p>Publications using SDSS data are required to include the complete <a href="collaboration/boiler-plate.php">official SDSS-III acknowledgment</a>. Data from the SDSS-III public archive may not be used for any commercial publication or other commercial purpose except with explicit approval by the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC). Requests for such use should be directed to the ARC Corporate Office via ARC's Business Manager:</p> <table class="contact"> <tr><td>Michael L. 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