The MOA 16 Year Dataset

Ian Bond  ✧  Massey University, New Zealand

Since commencing observations in 2006, the MOA project has accumulated more 100 TB of imaging data with the 80 Megapixel camera attached to the 1.8 m telescope. Such a large data volume would have been considered unmanageable with the technology of the day at the start of our campaign. However, storage technology has now advanced to the stage that the entire MOA dataset can fit on a single mid to high range NAS. Work has now commenced on developing the MOA dataset as a general science resource based on imaging data products. I will present the latest status and future plans for this resource.