Gattini-IR
Gattini-IR is a survey telescope that observes in the near-infrared and started operation at the Palomar Observatory in late 2018.[1]
It is planned to survey the entire accessible sky every night.[2] It has a 2048x2048 sensor, and will observe in the J band (1.25um) infrared.[2] Each nights images will be sensitive down to magnitude (MAB) 16.4, and by stacking a weeks images should be sensitive to MAB 17.5.[2]
See also
[edit]- Infrared astronomy
- Hubble WFC3, J-band near-IR
- James Webb Space Telescope, near to far-IR
- List of telescope types
References
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