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EAS Publications Series
Volume 33, 2008
2nd ARENA Conference: The Astrophysical Science Cases at Dome C
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| Page(s) | 57 - 62 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:0833008 | |
| Published online | 13 November 2008 | |
2nd ARENA Conference: The Astrophysical Science Cases at Dome C
H. Zinnecker, N. Epchtein and H. Rauer (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 33 (2008) 57-62
H. Zinnecker, N. Epchtein and H. Rauer (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 33 (2008) 57-62
WISE – the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
UCLA Astronomy, PO Box 951547, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1547, USA
The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) will map the whole sky in 6 months following its launch and in-orbit checkout. Launch is currently scheduled for November, 2009. WISE should cover more than 95% of sky with sensitvities of 120, 160, 650 & 2600 μJy in bands centered at 3.3, 4.7, 12 & 23 μm wavelength. The angular resolution should be 6'' except at 23 μm where diffraction gives 12''. The low thermal background makes telescopes at Dome C very useful for follow-up observations of WISE sources.
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