The First Deep Infrared Study of the Nearby Galaxy Population

我们将进行两项主要的近红外（IR）调查：南银河帽近红外调查和局部影响范围调查。这些调查将利用创新和屡获殊荣的澳大利亚IRIS2设施。这两项调查将观测前沿推高了几个数量级。它们将用于探索星系的近红外全球特性与其基本物理学之间的密切联系，并为即将到来的下一代红外空间望远镜任务提供通用的本地参考。

We will conduct two major near-infrared (IR) surveys: The Southern Galactic Cap near-IR survey, and the Local Sphere of Influence survey. These surveys will capitalise on the innovative and award winning Australian IRIS2 facility. The two surveys push the observational frontier by orders of magnitude. They will be used to explore the close connection between the near-IR global properties of a galaxy and its underlying physics and provide a generic local reference for the upcoming next generation infrared space-telescope missions.