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To celebrate 20th anniversary for IRSF, the infrared astronomical workshop will be held on December 1-3, 2022 in Kyoto, Japan.
For more information, please visit the dedicated website.

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2023.1.5
List of publiations was updated.
2022.10.12
List of publiations was updated.
Dedicated website for the IRSF workshop is now open! (IRSF workshop)

IRSF Picture after Covid-19 pandemic
[Large-scale Herschel filament: G24]
Date : 2022.8.23
Field Size : 7'.0 x 7'.0
Expo. Time : 15sec. x 60
JHKs composite color
Using SIRPOL

Comment:
This image was taken during the first science observation after the covid-19 epidemic.

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About IRSF
IRSF (InfraRed Survey Facility) is located at Sutherland, South Africa and the survey project started since Nov. 2000 in the near infrared (J, H, Ks) bands. The facility (SIRIUS camera and 1.4-m IR telescope) is easy both for operation and data-reduction, owing to its simplicity. The instrument has been producing numerous scientific data every clear night for the last four and half years under friendly collaboration between Nagoya Univ-Kyoto Univ-NAOJ (Japan) and SAAO (South Africa).