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(abstract) The IRAS All-Sky Survey: Scientific and Technical Lessons LearnedAlthough the Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) was launched over 10 years ago, the IRAS legacy of catalogs, images, and data archives remains a vital source of information on the infrared sky. Over 4000 papers in the refereed literature have used IRAS data, and this number continues to grow. IRAS has touched on almost all aspects of astronomy, from the solar system and the interstellar medium to the formation of stars and the formation of galaxies. In this talk I will give a brief overview of the scientific results from IRAS. I will also discuss some of the operational and technical lessons learned by IRAS that may be of relevance to the upcoming ISO mission, and to future missions that must be defined in an era of declining budgets for space science.
Document ID
20060038510
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Beichman, Charles
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
July 10, 1994
Subject Category
Astronomy
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
costs operations ISO
IRAS Infrared Astronomy Satellite IR images interstellar medium stars galaxies

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