Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS) g,r,i rendering

This Web resource renders HiPS(*) colour images combining the g,r,i bands of the KiDS survey. It covers a total of 1346 deg² (3.263% of the sky). (KiDZ). For a rendering of KiDS in (u,g) bands see https://alasky.cds.unistra.fr/KiDS/CDS_P_KiDS_DR5_color-ug/.

This survey can be displayed by Aladin Lite (as above), by Aladin Desktop client (just load the URL of this web page) or any other HiPS aware clients.

Created by Konrad Kuijken and the KiDS team. is based on HEALPix sky tessellation and it is designed for astronomical scientifical usages (low distorsion, true pixel values...).