Pan-STARRS survey
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The Pan-STARRS survey is a wide-field astronomical imaging project designed to systematically map the sky and detect transient and moving objects, as well as large-scale structures in the Milky Way and beyond.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pan-STARRS 1 survey team | 2 |
| Pan-STARRS | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | astronomical survey ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Pan-STARRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dataCoverage | 3π steradians of the sky ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
difference images
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source catalogs ⓘ stacked images ⓘ |
| dataRelease |
PS1 DR1
NERFINISHED
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PS1 DR2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan-STARRS1 3π Steradian Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataType |
multi-band photometry
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multi-epoch imaging ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | 7 square degrees ⓘ |
| filterSystem |
gP1
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iP1 ⓘ rP1 ⓘ yP1 ⓘ zP1 ⓘ |
| fullName | Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
detection of moving objects
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detection of transient astronomical events ⓘ study of extragalactic large-scale structure ⓘ study of large-scale structure in the Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Haleakalā Observatory
NERFINISHED
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Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Maui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
discovery of many comets
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discovery of numerous near-Earth asteroids ⓘ large homogeneous photometric catalog of the northern sky ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | systematic mapping of the sky ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 1.8 m ⓘ |
| scienceCase |
Milky Way structure
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asteroid discovery ⓘ comet discovery ⓘ cosmology ⓘ galaxy evolution ⓘ near-Earth object detection ⓘ supernova search ⓘ variable star studies ⓘ |
| startOfOperations | 2010 ⓘ |
| surveyStrategy | wide-area, multi-epoch imaging ⓘ |
| telescopeUsed |
Pan-STARRS1
NERFINISHED
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Pan-STARRS2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | image differencing for transient detection ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange |
near-infrared
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optical ⓘ |
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Pan-STARRS
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Pan-STARRS 1 survey team
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Pan-STARRS 1 survey team