IR Compendium: Background: Useful Resources

This page lists references specifically useful for finding and analysing data referenced on our examples page, as well as resources for finding more information about these (or other) objects.

• 2MASS -- 2 Micron All-Sky Survey, JHKs survey of the sky
  • Search page
  • Explanatory Supplement to 2MASS data
• ISO -- Infrared Space Observatory, a European mission, 1995-1998
  • Search page
  • ISO data archive
  • ISO data analysis software
  • guide to ISO data products
• MSX -- Midcourse Space Experiment, a US Air Force mission, 1996-1997
• IRAS -- Infrared Astronomical Satellite, a joint US/UK/Netherlands mission, 1983
  • Search page
  • Explanatory Supplement
• Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) -- from STScI
  • Search page
  • FAQ for DSS

• ADS Abstract Service
• NED, the NASA Extragalactic Database
• SIMBAD search page