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Press Release on 2015 Dec. 17

Press Release on 2015 Dec. 17

MIRIS images included in the press release on 2015 Dec. 17.

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Comparison of the ground-based Hα map (top; <a href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003ApJS..146..407F">Finkbeiner, 2003</a>) and the <a href="http://miris.kasi.re.kr/miris/stories/surveys.html#miris-pa-galactic-plane-survey">Paα map (middle) observed by MIRIS</a> along the Galactic plane. Bottom left image shows the zoom-up view of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Nebula">Soul Nebula</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Nebula">Heart Nebula</a> and bottom right shows that of the Carina Nebula. Circle in the bottom left corner is the size of the full Moon.

Comparison of the ground-based Hα image (top; <a href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003ApJS..146..407F">Finkbeiner, 2003</a>) and the <a href="/stories/surveys.html#miris-pa-galactic-plane-survey">Paα image (middle) observed by MIRIS</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carina_Nebula">Carina Nebula</a>.

The north ecliptic pole (NEP) wide field (10°×10°) images observed by MIRIS in 1.1-µm (left) and 1.6-µm (right) bands. Circle in the bottom left corner is the size of the full Moon.

Images of the comet, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2014_Q2_(Lovejoy)">C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)</a>, observed by MIRIS in 1.1-µm (left) and 1.6-µm (right) bands. The images are taken on 2015 Jan. 12 when the comet is at about 0.5 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AU">AU</a> from the Earth and approaching to the Sun.

Images of the comet, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2014_Q2_(Lovejoy)">C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)</a>, observed by MIRIS in 1.1-µm (left) and 1.6-µm (right) bands. The images are taken on 2015 Jan. 12 when the comet is at about 1.3 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AU">AU</a> from the Earth and departing from the Sun.

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