High-Precision Infrared Sky Survey At Wavelength 2.7 m

Leeroy H. Sweeney; Thomas F. Heinsheimer; Frank F. Yates; Stephen P. Maran; Janet Rountree Lesh; Theresa A. Nagy

doi:10.1117/12.955850

9 November 1977 High-Precision Infrared Sky Survey At Wavelength 2.7 μm

Leeroy H. Sweeney, Thomas F. Heinsheimer, Frank F. Yates, Stephen P. Maran, Janet Rountree Lesh, Theresa A. Nagy

Proceedings Volume 0124, Modern Utilization of Infrared Technology III; (1977) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955850
Event: 21st Annual Technical Symposium, 1977, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Preliminary results of an infrared survey of the equatorial sky zone (declinations 10° S to 10° N) with U. S. Air Force satellite sensors show that positions of previously unknown infrared sources are measured with an rms accuracy of 4 arc seconds, which is six times better than the best previous infrared survey. The search area per source for further study is thus 36 times smaller, so that identification of the infrared sources with optical objects in catalogs and sky photographs is facilitated, as is reacquisition of the sources with ground-based infrared telescopes. The survey extends the content of near-infrared source catalogs to lower flux densities and adds information at a wavelength not observable from the ground. Objects found in the survey include cool giants and supergiants, long-period and semi-regular variable stars, and sources identified with faint red stars visible on the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey.

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Leeroy H. Sweeney, Thomas F. Heinsheimer, Frank F. Yates, Stephen P. Maran, Janet Rountree Lesh, and Theresa A. Nagy "High-Precision Infrared Sky Survey At Wavelength 2.7 μm", Proc. SPIE 0124, Modern Utilization of Infrared Technology III, (9 November 1977); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955850

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