Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010aas...21540101s&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #401.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.216
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Scientific paper
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will have an effective aperture of 6.7 meters and a imaging camera with a 9.6 deg2 field of view. It will be dedicated to a ten-year imaging survey of 20,000 deg2 of the sky in six broad optical bands. Each area of the sky will receive over 1700 15-second exposures, allowing a multi-color study of the variable universe on timescales from seconds to a decade, and a deep stack to r 27.5. The resulting petabytes of data will be made available to the US community for scientific investigations ranging from the properties of near-Earth asteroids, to characterizations of dark energy from strong and weak lensing, galaxy clustering, and distant supernovae. Almost a dozen LSST Science Collaborations are actively laying the groundwork for first light: working on image analysis algorithms and database design, exploring cadence choices, developing commissioning plans, and outlining scientific opportunities. These Collaborations have over 200 members to date, with membership open to the US community via an application process administered by NOAO.
Brandt Wiliam N.
Covey Kevin R.
Ferguson Henry C.
Ivezic Zeljko
Jacoby Suzanne H.
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