Herschel Stripe 82 survey (HerS) first catalog

Observations at 250, 350, and 500{mu}m were taken with the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE) instrument aboard the Herschel Space Observatory. HerS covers 79deg^2^ along the SDSS Stripe 82 to an average depth of 13.0, 12.9, and 14.8mJy/beam (including confusion) at 250, 350, and 500{mu}m, respectively.

HerS was designed to measure correlations with external tracers of the dark matter density field --either point-like (i.e., galaxies selected from radio to X-ray) or extended (i.e., clusters and gravitational lensing)-- in order to measure the bias and redshift distribution of intensities of infrared-emitting dusty star-forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei. By locating HerS in Stripe 82, we maximize the overlap with available and upcoming cosmological surveys.