Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994ap%26ss.217..207b&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 217, no. 1-2, p. 207-216
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Infrared Astronomy, Interstellar Extinction, Molecular Clouds, Near Infrared Radiation, Sky Surveys (Astronomy), Star Formation, Stellar Luminosity, T Tauri Stars, Taurus Constellation, Astronomical Photography, Calibrating, Cameras, Graphs (Charts), Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Prototypes, Stellar Color, Tables (Data)
Scientific paper
Data with the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) prototype camera were obtained in a 2.3 sq. deg region in Taurus containing Heiles Cloud 2, a region known from Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) observations to contain a number of very young solar type stars. Data at 1.25 (J), 1.65 (H), and 2.2 (Ks) micrometers are presented. These data are representative of the type and quality of data expected from the planned near-IR surveys, 2MASS and Deep Near-Infrared Survey (DENIS). Near-IR surveys will be useful for determining the large scale variation of extinction with clouds, for determining the luminosity function in nearby clouds down to ranges of 0.1-1.0 solar luminosity, and for finding highly extincted T Tauri stars missed by IRAS because the bulk of their luminosity is emitted shortward of 12 micrometers.
Beichman Charles Arnold
Jarrett Thomas
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