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EAS Publications Series
Volume 4, 2002
Infrared and Submillimeter Space Astronomy: An International Colloquium to Honor the Memory of Guy Serra
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| Page(s) | 225 - 225 | |
| Section | Session IV: Instruments and Missions | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:2002080 | |
| Published online | 25 September 2002 | |
M. Giard, J.P. Bernard, A. Klotz and I. Ristorcelli (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 4 (2002) 225
The Japanese Infrared Space Missions
Gunma Astronomical Observatory, Takayama,
Agatsuma, Gunma, Japan and The Institute of Space and Astronautical
Science, Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
The Japanese infrared space missions in the past and the future are briefly summarized with some historical and strategic view points. Starting with simple ground based observations, we have been putting an emphasis on space missions with less affected by the poor Japanese climate conditions for infrared observations using balloons, rockets and satellites. Focusing on diffuse infrared emissions, which are favorably observable by small and simple instruments, we have succeeded in getting unique results of zodiacal light, Galactic and extragalactic emissions as well as the cosmic background radiation.
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