Many famous astronomical surveys were taken using photographic plates, including the first Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS) of the 1950s, the follow-up POSS-II survey of the 1990s, and the UK Schmidt survey of southern declinations.
Mnohé známe astronomické prieskumy boli zobrané pomocou fotografických dosiek, vrátane prvej Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS) v 50. rokoch, následneho POSS-II prieskumu v 90. rokoch a UK Schmidt prieskumu južných deklinácií.