IRAS Explanatory Supplement
X. The Formats of the IRAS Catalogs and Atlases

Chapter X Contents

1. Introduction
2. Point Sources
   1. The Machine Readable Version of the Point Source Catalog
   2. The Printed Version of the Point Source Catalog
   3. The Working Survey Data Base
3. The Small Extended Source Catalog
4. Extended Emission
   1. Introductory Comments
   2. Map Projections and Transformation Equations
   3. 16.5ƒ Images
   4. Galactic Plane Maps
   5. Low-Resolution Al1-Sky Maps
   6. Zodiacal Observation History File
   7. Coordinate Overlays
5. Low-Resolution Spectra
   1. Catalog Header File
   2. Spectra Records

   Appendix X.Ap.1 Regions of High Source Density
   Appendix X.Ap.2 Location of 16.5° Image Fields
   Appendix X.Ap.3 Sample FITS Headers
   Appendix X.Ap.4 Zodiacal Observation History File (ZOHF) Format

Authors:

C. Beichman, T. Chester, T.N. Gautier, G. Helou, C. Oken, E. Raimond, B.T. Soifer and D. Walker.

References

Richardus, Peter and Ron K. Adler, 1972, Map Projections for Geodesists, Cartographers and Geographers, North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam-London and American Elsevier Publishing Company, New York.

Wells, D., Greisen, and R. Harten, 1981, Astron. and Astrophys. [Suppl.], 44, 363.