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'''theSkyNet POGS''' ('''P'''an-STARRS '''O'''ptical '''G'''alaxy '''S'''urvey) was a [[wikipedia:volunteer computing|volunteer computing]] project that used [[wikipedia:BOINC|BOINC]] to measure the physical properties of tens of thousands of nearby galaxies. It was run by the [[wikipedia:International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research|International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research]] (ICRAR), a joint venture of [[wikipedia:Curtin University|Curtin University]] and the [[wikipedia:University of Western Australia|University of Western Australia]], as one of two research projects under the umbrella of '''theSkyNet''', ICRAR's public astronomy outreach initiative.<ref name="wiki-theskynet">{{Cite web |title=TheSkyNet |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheSkyNet |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2026-07-16}}</ref> POGS combined imaging from three space telescopes, [[wikipedia:GALEX|GALEX]], [[wikipedia:Pan-STARRS|Pan-STARRS1]] and [[wikipedia:Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer|WISE]], to build a multi-wavelength, pixel-resolved atlas of galaxy properties such as stellar mass, star formation rate and dust content.<ref name="vinsen2013" /> theSkyNet POGS was the first Australian-based project to be made available to the public on BOINC.<ref name="icrar-t2">{{Cite web |title=theSkyNet: T2 is Born |url=https://www.icrar.org/theskynet-t2-born/ |publisher=ICRAR |date=2012-09-13 |access-date=2026-07-16}}</ref> | '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130725025029/http://pogs.theskynet.org/pogs/ theSkyNet POGS]''' ('''P'''an-STARRS '''O'''ptical '''G'''alaxy '''S'''urvey) was a [[wikipedia:volunteer computing|volunteer computing]] project that used [[wikipedia:BOINC|BOINC]] to measure the physical properties of tens of thousands of nearby galaxies. It was run by the [[wikipedia:International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research|International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research]] (ICRAR), a joint venture of [[wikipedia:Curtin University|Curtin University]] and the [[wikipedia:University of Western Australia|University of Western Australia]], as one of two research projects under the umbrella of '''theSkyNet''', ICRAR's public astronomy outreach initiative.<ref name="wiki-theskynet">{{Cite web |title=TheSkyNet |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheSkyNet |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2026-07-16}}</ref> POGS combined imaging from three space telescopes, [[wikipedia:GALEX|GALEX]], [[wikipedia:Pan-STARRS|Pan-STARRS1]] and [[wikipedia:Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer|WISE]], to build a multi-wavelength, pixel-resolved atlas of galaxy properties such as stellar mass, star formation rate and dust content.<ref name="vinsen2013" /> theSkyNet POGS was the first Australian-based project to be made available to the public on BOINC.<ref name="icrar-t2">{{Cite web |title=theSkyNet: T2 is Born |url=https://www.icrar.org/theskynet-t2-born/ |publisher=ICRAR |date=2012-09-13 |access-date=2026-07-16}}</ref> | ||
The project completed its data-processing goals in May 2018 and is no longer distributing work.<ref name="pogscomplete" /> | The project completed its data-processing goals in May 2018 and is no longer distributing work.<ref name="pogscomplete" /> | ||