FourStar

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FourStar is a near-infrared camera and spectrograph used for wide-field astronomical imaging on large ground-based telescopes.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical instrument
infrared spectrograph
near-infrared camera
wide-field imager
country Chile
dataProduct near-infrared images
near-infrared spectra
detectorType infrared array detector
developedBy Carnegie Observatories
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Arizona
domain infrared astronomy
observational astronomy
environment ground-based observatory
fieldOfView wide field
hostTelescopeAperture 6.5-meter class
locatedAt Las Campanas Observatory
mountedOn Magellan Baade telescope
observatory Las Campanas Observatory
observes galactic center regions
galaxies
high-redshift galaxies
star-forming regions
stars
operatesOn near-infrared wavelengths
partOf Magellan telescope instrumentation suite
requires cryogenic cooling
scienceGoals deep near-infrared surveys
extragalactic astronomy
galactic structure studies
high-redshift galaxy studies
star formation studies
stellar population studies
supportsMode imaging mode
spectroscopic mode
telescopeType ground-based telescope
usedFor infrared spectroscopy
near-infrared astronomical imaging
wide-field astronomical imaging
usedIn follow-up observations of astronomical sources
wide-field near-infrared surveys
wavelengthRange near-infrared H band
near-infrared J band
near-infrared Ks band

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