The IRAS view of the Galaxy and the solar system

Data from IRAS observations of the solar system and the Galaxy are compiled and analyzed in a general review. Sections are devoted to the zodiacal dust cloud, comets and asteroids, the search for Planet X, the formation of low-mass and high-mass stars, and the IR characteristics of different types of stars and of novae and supernovae. Consideration is given to protoplanetary disks and the Vega phenomenon, limits on brown dwarfs, and the diffuse Galactic emission.