Help & Guides

Latest Images

Whenever new content is added, the corresponding images are added to the Latest Images section.  The Latest Images section contains a selection of 30 of the most recently added images.

Searching

You can begin your search by using the search bar in the site header or using the search facets to the left of the image content space.  Any combination of search parameters can be entered to refine or broaden a search.  Search terms and authors are taken from the parent journal article of the images selected.  Finding all images from an article is as simple as entering the article's DOI or using the facets to select the journal, volume, issue, and page or article number.

9th January 2014: We are currently investigating issues with the ranking of search results for phrases. If you are having problems finding images by searching on a phrase you can use the 'search within box' which appears below the general search box.  For example, if you wish to narrow results on a search such as 'Small Magellanic Cloud', you could initially search the term 'magellanic'.  Then using the search within box, filter your results using the term 'cloud'.

Contact Information

Astronomy Image Explorer 

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1667 K Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006 USA

E-mail: aie@aas.org

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Take the AstroExplorer for a spin!

Be sure to try the search and sorting features, which were added based on user feedback; browse and find the links to videos and interactive figures in our Journal articles; find AAS Research Notes; or notice that new publishers have begun adding their figures to the AIE. Get in touch to hear more!