The Four Star infrared camera is a 4096 x 4096 equivalent pixel area covering the J,H,Ks bands that employs an array of four Teledyne HAWAII-2RG detectors that produce a 10.9' x 10.9' field of view. The instrument is under construction for the Magellan Baade 6.5m telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile.
Intended to
provide a deep extragalactic survey capability, it is also expected to see
service in more focused situations.
FourStar uses an all-refractive optical system similar to the proven PANIC imager installed at Magellan. Carnegie has partnered with the Johns Hopkins University Instrument
Development Group (IDG) for work on the mechanical and opto-mechanical design and
maintains close contact with Rockwell Scientific on detector and readout
electronics issues.
Las Campanas Observatory - Chile, with Magellan telescopes where the Four Star Instrument will be installed.
Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, California, 91101 USA