These pages give you quick "How To" tutorials where you will learn how to use SkyServer's data to do original astronomy research. Each of the tutorials below will teach you about using a different aspect of SkyServer. Click on one of the links below to view a tutorial.

• Searching for Data - use SkyServer's Query Tool to return only objects that will be useful to you
• Graphing and Analyzing Data - use Microsoft Excel to make graphs and calculations with SkyServer data

Once you are confident in using SQL to Search the Database, you may want to take a look at the Sample Queries, real SQL queries that other SkyServer users have submitted.