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This chapter provides basic information on infrared astronomy as practiced from the ground, in the air, and in space. The focus in this chapter is on atmospheric and background limitations, basic data reduction techniques, absolute calibration, and photometry.
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Tokunaga, A.T., Vacca, W.D., YoungDr., E.T. (2013). Infrared Astronomy Fundamentals. In: Oswalt, T.D., Bond, H.E. (eds) Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5618-2_3
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