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The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)

Authors: M. F. Skrutskie, R. M. Cutri, R. Stiening, M. D. Weinberg, S. Schneider, J. M. Carpenter, C. Beichman, R. Capps, T. Chester, J. Elias, J. Huchra, J. Liebert, C. Lonsdale, D. G. Monet, S. Price, P. Seitzer, T. Jarrett, J. D. Kirkpatrick, J. E. Gizis, E. Howard, T. Evans, J. Fowler, L. Fullmer, R. Hurt, R. Light, E. L. Kopan, K. A. Marsh, H. L. McCallon, R. Tam, S. Van Dyk, and S. Wheelock

Skrutskie et al. 2006 The Astronomical Journal 131 1163.

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Caption: Fig. 4.

Mean nightly J (blue), H (green), and K_s (red) backgrounds vs. time for the two 2MASS observatories. Backgrounds at the J and H bands primarily arise from airglow. The K_s background depends on both airglow and thermal background and thus is seasonal.

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