The high sensitivity and angular resolution of the 2MASS Large Galaxy Atlas (LGA) images allows closer inspection of diverse stellar populations, large-scale structures such as spirals, bulges, warps and bars, star formation regions and evolution of galaxies. This image atlas represents the first uniform, all-sky, view of galaxies as seen in the near-infrared wavelength window that is most sensitive to the dominant mass component of galaxies.
The Extended IRAS Galaxy Atlas (EIGA) is an extension of the original IRAS Galaxy Atlas (IGA) to b = 6.7 deg.. High resolution images at 60 microns and 100 microns have been produced to match the latitude coverage of radio continuum observations obtained as part of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey (CGPS). Also associated with the EIGA and IGA is the Mid-Infrared Galaxy Atlas (MIGA).
These Lockman Hole (LH) data represent a preliminary analysis of the deep 2MASS observations of this region, and are not a product endorsed by the 2MASS project. These data are described in The Astronomical Journal, Volume 125, Issue 5, pp. 2521-2530 "A Deep 2MASS survey of the Lockman Hole" by Beichman et al.
The Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxy Survey is a comprehensive infrared imaging and spectroscopic survey of 75 nearby galaxies. Its primary goal is to characterize the infrared emission of galaxies and their principal infrared-emitting components, across a broad range of galaxy properties and star formation environments. SINGS provides new insights into the physical processes connecting star formation to the interstellar medium properties of galaxies and provides a vital foundation for understanding infrared observations of the distant universe and ultraluminous and active galaxies.
The IRAS Sky Survey Atlas (ISSA) is a survey of 98% of the sky in four bands with effective wavelengths of 12, 25, 60 and 100 microns, which was done during a ten month period from January to November, 1983. The ISSA covers the sky with 430 fields. Each field is a 12.5 deg. by 12.5 deg. region centered every 10 deg. along declination bands which are spaced 10 deg. apart.
The Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX), a Ballistic Missile Defense Organization satellite, was launched in April 1996. The first ten months of the mission were devoted to mid-infrared observations with a solid hydrogen-cooled telescope. This instrument had five line-scanned focal plane arrays that spanned the spectral region from 4.2 to 26 microns.
The Mid-Infrared Galaxy Atlas (MIGA) is a high resolution image atlas of the Galactic plane at 12 microns and 25 microns, it has been produced using the HIRES processed infrared data from the IRAS satellite. It is a counterpart to the far-infrared IRAS Galaxy Atlas (IGA) and the Extended IRAS Galaxy Atlas (EIGA).
The Spitzer Wide-area InfraRed Extragalactic Survey
Short Name:
SWIRE
Date:
27 Oct 2022 19:00:00
Publisher:
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive
Description:
* A wide-area, high galactic latitude imaging survey conducted using the Spitzer MIPS far-infrared and IRAC mid-infrared cameras. The satellite data will be complemented by an extensive program of ground-based optical, near-infrared and radio observations.
NED service to retrieve Cross-IDs for a named object.
It retrieves the names of sources which have been cross-identified
with the named object. NED is built around a master list of extragalactic objects,
for which multi-wavelength cross-identifications have been established. Cross-identifications
are based on a statistical, rule-based cross-matching algorithm that matches names,
positions, redshifts, and other relevant data to objects already in NED. These matches
are also vetted by human experts on the NED staff.
NED service to retrieve diameters, axis ratios, and position angles for a named object.
Diameters and related data, measured across the electromagnetic spectrum, have
been collected from large surveys, compilations and the literature. These include
optical diameters from SDSS, GALEX, RC3, ESO-B, ESO-LV, UGC, MCG, and many others.