The Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey (AGES) is an intermediate depth HI survey with the Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFA) multibeam instrument. When completed, it will cover an area of 200 sq. deg. to an integration time of 300 s/beam. Thirteen areas of sky have been selected, covering the full range of environments from the Local Void through isolated galaxies, galaxy pairs and galaxy groups to the Virgo Cluster.

Current Status:

NGC 628 group (precursor) - published (Auld R. et al., 2006, MNRAS, 371, 1617)
NGC 1156 (isolated galaxy) - completed (contact: Robbie Auld)
NGC 7332/9 galaxy pair - completed (contact: Robert Minchin)
Virgo Cluster 2 - completed (contact: Rhys Taylor)
Abell 1367 cluster - in progress (contact: Luca Cortese); initial results published (Cortese L. et al. 2008, MNRAS, 383, 1519)
NGC 3193 group - in progress
Virgo Cluster 1 - in progress (contact: Rhys Taylor)
UGC 2082 (isolated galaxy) - not started
NGC 2577/UGC 4375 galaxy pair - not started
Leo I group - not started
M33 and the Pisces-Perseus cluster - not started
NGC 7448 group - in progress
NGC 5523 (isolated galaxy) - not started
Local Void - not started

Public downloads

AGES Observing:

A2048 project page - includes observing guides and logs.
AGES team page - password protected
Past AGES observing schedules
Upcoming AGES observing schedules

AGES Precursor Observations:

Auld et al., 2006, MNRAS, 371, 1617
Drift-scan (NGC 628) precursor observations page
Leap-frog precursor observations page

Documentation:

AGES proposal: gzipped postscript or PDF
AGES precursor proposal: gzipped postscript or PDF

Useful links:

Arecibo Astronomy pages
E-ALFA pages
Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA (ALFALFA) survey project page
Arecibo Ultra Deep Survey (AUDS) project page
Arecibo Zone of Avoidance (ZOA) project page
Arecibo Observatory Telescope Schedule Database
Old AGES front page