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Data with the 2MASS prototype camera were obtained in a 2.3 sq. deg region in Taurus containing Heiles Cloud 2, a region known from IRAS observations to contain a number of very young solar type stars. Data at 1.25 (J), 1.65 (H), and 2.2 (Ks) µm are presented. These data are representative of the type and quality of data expected from the planned near-IR surveys, 2MASS and DENIS. Near-IR surveys will be useful for determining the large scale variation of extinction with clouds, for determining the luminosity function in nearby clouds down to ranges of 0.1–1.0 L⊙, and for finding highly extincted T Tauri stars missed by IRAS because the bulk of their luminosity is emitted shortward of 12 µm.
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Beichman, C.A., Jarrett, T. (1994). Star Formation in Taurus. In: Epchtein, N., Omont, A., Burton, B., Persi, P. (eds) Science with Astronomical Near-Infrared Sky Surveys. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0946-8_44
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