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Pan-STARRS: A Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Array
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2002 · Vol. 4836 · pp. 154–154
N. Kaiser✉(University of Hawaii System)Herve Aussel(University of Hawaii System)Barry E. Burke(K Lab (United States))H. Boesgaard(University of Hawaii System)K. C. Chambers(University of Hawaii System)Mark Chun(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)J. N. Heasley(University of Hawaii System)K. W. Hodapp(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Bobby R. HuntRobert Jedicke(University of Arizona)D. Jewitt(University of Hawaii System)Rolf P. Kudritzki(University of Hawaii System)Gerard A. Luppino(University of Hawaii System)Michael Maberry(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)E. A. Magnier(Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope)D. G. Monet(United States Naval Observatory)Peter M. Onaka(University of Hawaii System)A. J. Pickles(University of Hawaii System)P. H. Rhoads(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Theodore Simon(University of Hawaii System)Alexander S. Szalay(Johns Hopkins University)István Szapudi(University of Hawaii System)D. J. Tholen(University of Hawaii System)J. Tonry(University of Hawaii System)M. Waterson(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)John W. Wick(University of Hawaii System)
Abstract
The IFA and collaborators are embarking on a project to develop a 4-telescope synoptic survey instrument. While somewhat smaller than the 6.5m class telescope envisaged by the decadal review in their proposal for a LSST, this facility will nonetheless be able to accomplish many of the LSST science goals. In this paper we will describe the motivation for a 'distributed aperture' approach for the LSST, the current concept for Pan-STARRS -- a pilot project for the LSST proper -- and its performance goals and science reach. We will also discuss how the facility may be expanded.
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensingStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchLarge Synoptic Survey TelescopeTelescopeComputer scienceAperture (computer memory)Class (philosophy)Systems engineeringRemote sensingPhysicsAstronomyGeology
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