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John Elwell USU Sunrise Session
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Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
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John D. Elwell
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
Mapping the Sky in Infrared Light:
The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationJet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of Technology
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What has never been seen before:
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
Sunrise Session: January 28, 2011
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Lost & Found: Tycho’s Supernova
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
Appeared in 1572 Visible in daylight Then, it faded
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Creating an Atlas of the SkySunrise Session: January 28, 2011
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WISE Timeline
DIRBE(1990)
WISE(2010)
IRAS(1983)
Hubble
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WISE Timeline
2000: Scientists began discussing need for a mission to survey the sky infrared light2004: NASA proposed WISE, with SDL as a team member to design and fabricate the science instrument.2006: WISE was selected for mission funding.Dec. 2009: WISE launched.Jan. 2011: mission will terminate.
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Science
WISE
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WISE Overview
“Amateur-level” camera: 1 megapixel
BUT, excellent performance with super-low temps: 17 kelvin (vs. 300
kelvin on earth).
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WISE & Asteroids
WISE has identified 100Ks of main
belt asteroids Hundreds of
near-earth objects
Main Belt Asteroids
Near-Earth Objects
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WISE & Brown Dwarfs
WISE could locate a cold brown dwarf closer than Alpha Centauri.
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WISE & the Far-Off Universe
Galaxy Clusters Ultra Luminous Infrared Galaxies
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Why
WISE?
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Why All-Sky Surveys?
WISE47 arcminutes2
(about 1.5 times as wide as the moon)6 months to cover sky
SPITZER5.4 arcminutes2
38 years to cover sky
HUBBLE2.5 arcminutes2
177 years to cover sky
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Why Infrared?
Many features of the universe can be seen in infrared light but not visible light.
Visible Light Image
Infrared Light Image
Ned Wright, WISE Principal
Investigator Infra-Ned!
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Why Space?
The earth’s atmosphere is transparent to visible light – we see stars!
But the earth’s atmosphere is opaque to much of the infrared light coming at us from the universe.
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Mission
WISE
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WISE Survey Design
1 Orbit2 Consecutive
Orbits2 Orbits
20 Days Apart
Overlapping Orbits
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WISE Mission Components
Delta II (ULA)
White Sands Ground Terminal
Engineering Operations
System (JPL)
Science Survey Planning(UCLA)
Science Data Processing
(IPAC)
Cryogenic Telescope
(SDL)
Spacecraft (BATC)
TDRSS
Infrared Science Archive(IPAC)
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Building
WISE
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Inside the WISE Science Payload
Aperture Cover
Hydrogen Tanks
Telescope
Detectors
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Building WISE
WISE Si:As FPMA SN 015_pretest_1403WISE Si:As FPMA SN 015_pretest_1403
One of Four Cameras Telescope
Installed Camera Assembled Instrument
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Testing WISE
Vibration Testing Radio Interference Testing
Acoustics Testing
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Calibrating WISE
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
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WISE Ready to Ship
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
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Into Orbit
WISE
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WISE Flight SystemSunrise Session: January 28, 2011
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Mounting WISE on the Delta IISunrise Session: January 28, 2011
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Fairing Install
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Launch on Dec. 14, 2009
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
Sunrise Session: January 28, 2011
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First Light!
WISE
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WISE First Light Image
V482In constellation Carina
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Seeing in Infrared Light
w1 w2 w3 w4
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WISE First Light Image
V482In constellation Carina
Band 1 only
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WISE First Light Image
V482In constellation Carina
Band 2 only
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WISE First Light Image
V482In constellation Carina
Band 3 only
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WISE First Light Image
V482In constellation Carina
Band 4 only
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WISE First Light Image
V482In constellation Carina
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Comparisons
WISE
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Visible vs. Infrared
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
Digitized Sky Survey
WISE
Tycho’s Supernova1572
S175 Nebula
King 1 Open Cluster
Young Stellar Objects
vs.
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Old Infrared vs. New Infrared
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IRAS (1983)
WISE (2010)
vs.
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In our Solar System
WISE
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Comet Siding Spring
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
C/2007 Q3Discovered in 2007 by Australian astronomers.
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Comet WISE
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
P/2010 B21st comet discovered by WISE2 KM across, 175 M miles away.
Sunrise Session: January 28, 2011
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Asteroids
1st WISE asteroid: 2010 AX58.
1st WISE NEO: W006nnn.
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Asteroid Population
150 K asteroids seen.
33,000 of them are new.
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In our Galaxy
WISE
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Thor’s Helmet
NGC2359Wolf_Rayet star in center of nebula
200 K times more luminous than the sun.
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Visible light photo
Heart and Soul Nebula
Nebulae in the constellation Casseopeia, 6,000 light years from earth
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Visible light photo
Heart and Soul Nebula
WISE infrared photo Nebulae in the
constellation Casseopeia, 6,000 light years from earth
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Star Clusters Near and Far
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
Diameter of the Moon
420 light years from earth
29,000 light years from earth
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Brown Dwarf
Surface temps are colder than a chilly day in Fairbanks, AK.
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Flame in Orion’s Belt
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
3 Nebulae in Orion’s BeltWhen WISE sensitivity decreased, clarity of this view increased.
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A Dying Star
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
Visible light photo NGC 1514Planetary nebula 800 light years from earth.
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A Dying Star
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
WISE infrared photo NGC 1514Planetary nebula 800 light years from earth.
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A View of the Universe
WISE
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Small Magellanic Cloud
NGC 292200 K light years away.
Discovered by Magellan on his 1519 voyage.
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Nearby Galaxies
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
NGC 320
Messier 60
Messier 104Sombrero Galaxy
Messier 51Whirlpool Galaxy
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Hidden Galaxy
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
IC3426-11 M light years away.
Shrouded by the Milky Way in visible light.
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Sculptor Galaxy
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
NGC 25310.5 M light years away.
Infrared show infant stars heating surrounding dust.
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Andromeda Galaxy
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
NGC 2242.5 M light years away.
Closest large galaxy to the Milky Way
Band 1 only
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Andromeda Galaxy
NGC 2242.5 M light years away.
Closest large galaxy to the Milky Way
Bands 3 and 4
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Andromeda Galaxy
NGC 2242.5 M light years away.
Closest large galaxy to the Milky Way
All Bands
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50+brown dwarfs500+ candidates
106comets observed16 discovered3 reclassified as comets
WISE Stats
1.9 M framesets (7.2 million images)
153 thousandunique solar objects(35,000 discovered)
452near earth
objects119 asteroids
19 potentially hazardous
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WISE Summary
10-year mission Total Cost: $300 million
SDL payload: $76 million Exemplary Project
On time On budget
Successful Project Met all expectations Provided infrared atlas
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Space Dynamics Laboratory
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
Founded in 1959 Revenues: >$50M/yr 400 employees
30% students
500+ successful missions
200K ft2 state-of-the-art facilities
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Acknowledgments
WISE Scientists Edward Wright, UCLA
WISE Principal Investigator Peter Eisenhardt, JPL
WISE Project Scientist Amy Mainzer, JPL
WISE Deputy Project Scientist Roc Cutri, IPAC (CalTech)
Lead Scientist/ManagerWISE Science Data Center
WISE Management at JPL Bill Irace
WISE Program Manager Fengchuan Liu
WISE Deputy Program Manager Valerie Duval
WISE Payload Contract Manager
SDL’s Major Subcontractors Lockheed-Martin Advanced
Technology CenterCryostat
L3-SSG TinsleyOptical components
DRS TechnologiesFocal Plane Arrays
Special Thanks Pedro Sevilla, SDL
Image and statistics help
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WISE Photos
Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
Available for downloadwise.ssl.berkeley.edu
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Sunrise Session: October 29, 2010
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