PS1 - The Prototype Pan-STARRS Telescope

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Dec 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004aas...205.3302c&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, #33.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 36, p.1400

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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The Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii is developing a large optical synoptic survey telescope system; the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System. Pan-STARRS will consist of an array of four 1.8m telescopes each with a 7 square degree field of view. Pan-STARRS will be able to scan the entire visible sky to approximately 24th magnitude in less than a week, and this unique combination of sensitivity and cadence will open up many new possibilities in time domain astronomy and address a wide range of astrophysical problems in the Solar System, the Galaxy, and the Universe.
The Pan-STARRS Telescope No. 1 (PS1) is the prototype telescope for the Pan-STARRS project and is scheduled to begin construction on Haleakala shortly, with first light in January 2006. PS1 is 1.8 meter telescope with a Gigapixel Camera and 7 square degree field of view. It is designed for autonomous operatation, with a dedicated data reduction pipeline. A description of the PS1 site,capabilities, science drivers, and design reference mission will be presented.

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