Wings Project
WINGS (WIde-field Nearby Galaxy-cluster Survey: Fasano et al. 2002; Fasano et al. 2006) is an all-sky (|b|>20) survey of a complete, X-ray selected sample of galaxy clusters in the redshift range 0.04-0.07. The goal of the WINGS project is the systematic study of the local cosmic variance of the cluster population and of the properties of cluster galaxies as a function of cluster properties and local environment. This data collection allows 
the definition of a local, 'zero-point' reference against which to gauge the cosmic evolution when compared to more distant clusters. The core of the WINGS project is the optical (B,V) imaging survey. It provides photometric data for huge samples of galaxies (~550,000) and stars (~190,000) in the inner field (34'x34') of 77 nearby galaxy clusters, as well as structural and morphological information for a sub-sample (~50,000) of relatively bright galaxies. Spectroscopic information for ~6,000 galaxies in 48 WINGS clusters is provided by a follow-up multi-fiber, medium-resolution survey, while additional photometric information comes from follow-up imaging surveys in the NIR (J,K; 28 WINGS clusters) and U-band (18 WINGS clusters). When compared to other literature sky surveys it is clear that WINGS is the only one providing complete and homogeneous data for a huge sample of galaxies in the field of nearby galaxy clusters.
NEWS
Jan 31, 2009 - Overall restyling of the website
Dec10, 2008 - Star Formation Histories and Equivalent Widths Catalogs completed.
Oct 15, 2008 - New paper on Fundamental Plane published
Sept 20, 2008 - The Near-Infrared J,K catalogs have been completed.
Aug 12, 2008 - The Optical B,V catalogs have been completed.