AKARI FIS N160 (160um) HiPS

AKARI (Previously known as ASTRO-F or IRIS - InfraRed Imaging Surveyor) is the second space mission for infrared astronomy in Japan. AKARI was developed by the members of JAXA/ISAS and collaborators. IRAS (Infrared Astronomical Satellite, launched in 1983 by the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Netherlands) carried out the first all-sky survey at infrared wavelengths and made a huge impact on astronomy. The AKARI mission was an ambitious plan to make an all-sky survey with much better sensitivity, spatial resolution and wider wavelength coverage than those of IRAS. All-sky survey obtained by the Far-Infrared Surveyor (FIS) onboard the AKARI satellite, at 65um (Color), 90 um (WIDE-S), 140um (WIDE-L),and 160um (N160). See http://www.ir.isas.jaxa.jp/AKARI/Archive/Images/FIS_AllSkyMap/Doi_AKARI_FIR_AllSkySurvey.pdf.

AKARI（前身为ASTRO-F或IRIS——红外成像巡天卫星（InfraRed Imaging Surveyor））是日本第二项红外天文学空间任务。AKARI由JAXA/ISAS的团队及合作者共同研发。1983年由英国、美国及荷兰联合发射的红外天文卫星（Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS）完成了全球首次红外波段全天空巡天，对天文学领域产生了深远影响。AKARI任务旨在开展相较于IRAS灵敏度更高、空间分辨率更强、波段覆盖范围更广的全天空巡天，是一项极具雄心的计划。AKARI卫星搭载的远红外巡天相机（Far-Infrared Surveyor, FIS）在65μm（Color）、90μm（WIDE-S）、140μm（WIDE-L）及160μm（N160）波段完成了全天空巡天观测。详细信息可参考：http://www.ir.isas.jaxa.jp/AKARI/Archive/Images/FIS_AllSkyMap/Doi_AKARI_FIR_AllSkySurvey.pdf。