The Two Micron All Sky Survey: Survey rationale and initial testing
Abstract
This paper summarizes the essential parameters of the 2MASS project and the rationale behind those choices, and gives an overview of results obtained with a prototype camera that has been in operation since May 1992. We conclude with a list of expected data products and a statements of the data release policy.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- 1994
- Bibcode:
- 1994STIN...9512633K
- Keywords:
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- Infrared Astronomy;
- Infrared Detectors;
- Infrared Telescopes;
- Sky Surveys (Astronomy);
- Experiment Design;
- Image Processing;
- Interstellar Space;
- Near Infrared Radiation;
- Sky Brightness;
- Astronomy