Pan-STARRS 1 telescope
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The Pan-STARRS 1 telescope is a wide-field survey instrument located at Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii, designed to systematically scan the sky for astronomical objects such as asteroids, comets, variable stars, and distant galaxies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pan-STARRS 1 telescope canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical telescope
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survey telescope ⓘ wide-field telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PS1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aperture | 1.8 m ⓘ |
| beganScienceOperations | around 2010 ⓘ |
| cameraType | CCD mosaic camera ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
discovery of comets
ⓘ
discovery of numerous near-Earth objects ⓘ large photometric catalogs of stars and galaxies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dataRelease |
Pan-STARRS1 DR1
NERFINISHED
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Pan-STARRS1 DR2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
asteroid detection
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comet detection ⓘ distant galaxy surveys ⓘ near-Earth object detection ⓘ sky survey ⓘ variable star surveys ⓘ wide-field imaging ⓘ |
| equippedWith | 1.4 gigapixel camera ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | about 7 square degrees ⓘ |
| firstLight | 2007 ⓘ |
| focalRatio | f/4.4 ⓘ |
| fullName | Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
NASA
NERFINISHED
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National Science Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Haleakalā Observatory
NERFINISHED
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Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Maui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Haleakalā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| numberOfCCDs | 60 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pan-STARRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pixelCount | approximately 1.4 billion pixels ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 1.8 m ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorShape | hyperbolic ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal |
cosmological surveys
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detection of potentially hazardous asteroids ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ |
| surveyName |
3π Steradian Survey
NERFINISHED
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Medium Deep Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeType | reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| usesFilterSystem |
g band
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i band ⓘ r band ⓘ y band ⓘ z band ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.