DENIS: A deep near-infrared survey of the southern sky

• DOI: 10.1007/bf00990013
• Publication Date: 2005-01-20T14:38:10Z
• Authors: N. Epchtein; B. De Batz; E. Copet; P. Fouqué; F. Lacombe; T. Le Bertre; G. Mamon; D. Rouan; D. Tiphène; W. B. Burton; E. Deul; H. Habing; J. Borsenberger; M. Dennefeld; A. Omont; J. C. Renault; B. Rocca Volmerange; S. Kimeswenger; I. Appenzeller; R. Bender; T. Forveille; F. Garzon; J. Hron; P. Persi; M. Ferrari-Toniolo; I. Vauglin
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

The DENIS project is the first attempt to carry out a complete digitized survey of the southern sky in the range 1–2.5 μm. The main objectives of the programme and the main specifications of the camera and of the data processing stream are briefly outlined