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SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper

@localvolumemapper.bsky.social
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Member of @sdssurveys.bsky.social‬. The Local Volume Mapper is an optical, integral-field spectroscopic survey that will target the Milky Way, Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, and other Local Volume galaxies. More information on: www.sdss.org

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SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper @localvolumemapper.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🚀 The Triangulum Galaxy (M33) is now available in SDSS-V DR20! Explore LVM's wide-field IFU observations to study star formation, the ionized interstellar medium, and the galaxy's chemical enrichment. ✨ Explore the data with LVMvis: dr20.sdss.org/lvmvis/ #SDSS #SDSSV #LVM #Astronomy #M33
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SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper @localvolumemapper.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🚀 The Trifid Nebula (M20) is now part of SDSS-V DR20! Explore reduced LVM IFU spectra and more to study the interplay of ionized gas, dust, and young stars in one of the Milky Way's most iconic star-forming regions. ✨ Explore with LVMvis: dr20.sdss.org/lvmvis/ #SDSS #SDSSV #LVM #Astronomy #M20
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SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper @localvolumemapper.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🚀 The Rosette Nebula is now available in SDSS-V DR20! Dive into LVM's wide-field IFU observations to investigate feedback from massive stars and the surrounding ionized gas. ✨ Explore with LVMvis: www.sdss.org/dr20/data_ac... #SDSS #SDSSV #LVM #Astronomy #RosetteNebula
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SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper @localvolumemapper.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🚀 SDSS-V DR20 includes a wealth of LVM observations for iconic targets including the Rosette, Trifid, Flame & Horsehead, and Helix Nebulae, as well as M33 and NGC 4945. Explore the LVM data interactively with LVMvis: dr20.sdss.org/lvmvis/ #Astronomy#Astrophysics#SDSS#LVM#DataRelease#Orion
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SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper @localvolumemapper.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
✨ Our fantastic release elves are putting the finishing touches on SDSS DR20! While they work their magic, take a sneak peek at what the LVM part of DR20 has in store. #Astronomy#Astrophysics#SDSS#DataRelease#LVM#MilkyWay
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SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper @localvolumemapper.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
LVM Science Meeting ist happening at IAC in La Laguna ✨️ A week full of inspirational science talks and discussions on the wondeful island of Tenerife⛰️
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SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper @localvolumemapper.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The SDSS-V DR19 is now online at www.sdss.org 🎉 For the first time, LVM data is released. Get a sneak peak into LVM data and download our amazing LVM tile of the Helix Nebula!✨ A tutorial showing how to access, read in, and work with the data is available here: www.sdss.org/dr19/lvm/tut... 💻
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SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper @localvolumemapper.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
🔭LVM is a robotic SDSS facility at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert mapping the interstellar medium of the Milky Way and nearby galaxies✨ Get an eye on LVM with our image gallery: www.sdss.org/science/imag...
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SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper @localvolumemapper.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Discover the ✨amazing✨ possibilities of LVM in this image of IC 434 in the Orion constellation, featuring the Horsehead Nebula emerging on the left (credit: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024A%26...). Find more information here: sdss.org/robotic-tele...
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