John Tonry (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii), Peter Onaka (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii), Sidik Isami (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii)
Keywords: Astronomy
Abstract:
The University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy is developing a large optical synoptic survey telescope system: the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS). This talk summarizes the Pan-STARRS science goals, the distributed aperture design approach, and the overall project development plan. The overview description of the Pan-STARRS system design comprises the telescope, camera, observing control infrastructure, image processing, image analysis, and archiving of the science data products. The development plan includes the Pan-STARRS PS1 system that will begin its survey mission in mid-2009 as well as the next phases of the project.
Date of Conference: September 1-4. 2009
Track: Astronomy