GLIMPSE survey
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The GLIMPSE survey is a Spitzer Space Telescope mid-infrared imaging project that mapped the inner Milky Way to study its structure and star-forming regions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spitzer Space Telescope legacy project
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astronomical survey ⓘ infrared sky survey ⓘ |
| acronym | GLIMPSE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | Galactic coordinates ⓘ |
| dataAccessibility | open access ⓘ |
| dataArchive | NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
mid-infrared images of the Galactic plane
ⓘ
mosaicked image maps ⓘ point source catalogues ⓘ |
| dataReleasePolicy | public legacy dataset ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Galactic astronomy
ⓘ
interstellar medium ⓘ star formation ⓘ |
| fullName | Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyComponent |
Galactic bar
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Galactic disk ⓘ spiral arms ⓘ |
| missionPhase | Spitzer cryogenic mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observatory | Spitzer Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedSurvey |
GLIMPSE 3D
NERFINISHED
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GLIMPSE II NERFINISHED ⓘ MIPSGAL NERFINISHED ⓘ WISE all-sky survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
identify massive star-forming complexes
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map distribution of stars in the inner Galaxy ⓘ study interstellar dust emission ⓘ study star-forming regions in the Galactic plane ⓘ study the structure of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| skyCoverage | Galactic mid-plane ⓘ |
| spectralBand | mid-infrared ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyType | imaging survey ⓘ |
| target | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetRegion | inner Galactic plane ⓘ |
| telescopeInstrument | Infrared Array Camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalAngularResolution | about 2 arcseconds ⓘ |
| usedBy | astronomers worldwide ⓘ |
| usedFor |
identifying young stellar objects
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mapping Galactic structure ⓘ studying H II regions ⓘ studying evolved stars in the inner Galaxy ⓘ studying infrared dark clouds ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
3.6 micrometres
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4.5 micrometres ⓘ 5.8 micrometres ⓘ 8.0 micrometres ⓘ |
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