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UKIRT Infrared Deep‐Sky Survey
UKIRT Infrared Deep‐Sky Survey (UKIDSS) A near‐infrared survey being undertaken with the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) on Hawaii. It consists of five parts: the Large Area Survey (LAS), covering 4000 square degrees of sky away from the galactic plane down to a K magnitude of 18.4; the Galactic Plane Survey (GPS) of 1800 square degrees along the galactic plane down to a K magnitude of 19.0; the Galactic Clusters Survey (GCS), imaging ten open star clusters and associations to a K magnitude of 18.7; the Deep Extragalactic Survey (GXS), targeting four areas of sky at high galactic latitudes to a K magnitude of 21.0; and the Ultra Deep Survey (UDS), imaging the same field as surveyed by the Subaru optical telescope and XMM‐Newton satellite, to a K magnitude of 23.0. The LAS will be repeated after an interval of at least two years to obtain proper motions. The total area of sky covered by all surveys is about 7500 square degrees. UKIDSS began in 2005May and is expected to be completed in 2012.
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"UKIRT Infrared Deep‐Sky Survey." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "UKIRT Infrared Deep‐Sky Survey." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-UKIRTInfraredDeepSkySurvy.html "UKIRT Infrared Deep‐Sky Survey." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-UKIRTInfraredDeepSkySurvy.html |
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UKIRT
UKIRT Abbr. for United Kingdom Infrared Telescope.
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"UKIRT." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "UKIRT." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-UKIRT.html "UKIRT." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-UKIRT.html |
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UKIRT
UKIRT UK Infrared Telescope (Mauna Kea, Hawaii)
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "UKIRT." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "UKIRT." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-UKIRT.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "UKIRT." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-UKIRT.html |
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