Exploring the Universe via the Wide, Deep Near-infrared Imaging ESO Public Survey SHARKS
Helmut Dannerbauer (1, 2), Aurelio Carnero (1, 2), Nicholas, Cross (3), Carlos M. Gutierrez (1, 2) ((1) Instituto de Astrof\'isica, de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain, (2) Department of Astrophysics, University of, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, (3) Institute for Astronomy, University of
TL;DR
The SHARKS survey provides deep near-infrared imaging over 300 square degrees, enabling diverse astronomical research and upcoming data releases to enhance understanding of the universe.
Contribution
This paper details the strategy, initial data release, and data products of the SHARKS survey, a large-scale near-infrared imaging project using VISTA.
Findings
First data release covers 5% of the survey area.
Data products include deep Ks-band images and catalogs.
The survey supports multiple scientific research areas.
Abstract
The ESO Public Survey Southern H-ATLAS Regions Ks-band Survey (SHARKS) comprises 300 square degrees of deep imaging at 2.2 microns (the Ks band) with the VISTA InfraRed CAMera (VIRCAM) at the 4-metre Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA). The first data release of the survey, comprising 5% of the data, was published via the ESO database on 31 January 2022. We describe the strategy and status of the first data release and present the data products. We discuss briefly different scientific areas being explored with the SHARKS data and conclude with an outline of planned data releases.
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