Full-depth unWISE Coadds through the End of the NEOWISE Mission

Research Notes of the AAS 2026 Open access

Read full text
Authors: Aaron Meisner, Dustin Lang, Edward F. Schlafly, David J. Schlegel, Lucas Gabriel Napolitano
DOI: 10.3847/2515-5172/ae3dd8
Cited by: 0
References: 14

Abstract

Abstract We have combined Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and NEOWISE science exposures spanning from 2010 January through 2024 July to create the deepest ever full-sky maps at 3.4 μ m (W1) and 4.6 μ m (W2). These maps, which we publicly release, are based on ∼11.5 yr of WISE and NEOWISE observations in each of these two bands. As our new all-sky set of full-depth unWISE coadds uniformly incorporates observations from the entirety of the WISE and NEOWISE missions, it represents a valuable legacy dataset for Galactic and extragalactic astronomy in the infrared.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Stellar planetary and galactic studies Galaxies: Formation Evolution Phenomena

Publication details

Journal / source
Research Notes of the AAS
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
24–24
Publication date
29 January 2026