April 2020 Release Highlights

User Interface

  • The left-most columns of interactive tables in search results have been frozen to keep context information such as object names and coordinates visible when scrolling horizontally. See the News page for a detailed list.
  • The display default for Multi-Order Coverage (MOC) maps has been changed to fill the covered area with semi-transparent colors. An example is shown on the right.
  • A new tutorial for exploring spatial coverage maps of major astronomical surveys in the vicinity of NED objects is available here.
  • A new input format is supported to perform IAU-style Near Name or Near Position (Cone) searches.

For further details, please visit Information » Overview » News.