Submillimeter Common-User Bolometer Array Mapping of Spitzer c2d Small Clouds and Cores

We present submillimeter observations of dark clouds that are part of the Spitzer Legacy program "From Molecular Cores to Planet-Forming Disks" (c2d). We used the Submillimeter Common-User Bolometer Array to map the regions observed by Spitzer with the c2d program to create a census of dense molecular cores including data from the infrared to the submillimeter. In this paper we present the basic data from these observations: maps, fluxes, and source attributes. We also show data for an object just outside the Perseus cloud that was serendipitously observed in our program. We propose that this object is a newly discovered evolved protostar.

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