FourStar Quick Facts

• PI: Eric Persson

• Funding: NSF, Carnegie Institution
  

• Telescope: 6.5m Magellan Baade F11 Focus. Nasmyth East Platform.
  

• Field: 10.8'x10.8' (5.4'x5.4' per array)
  

• Arrays: 4 x Rockwell 2048 x 2048 HAWAII-2RG - Close Packed Geometry (~19" gap between arrays)
  

• Plate Scale: 0.159"/pixel
  

• Wavelength Coverage: 1-2.5 microns
  

• Imaging Modes: JHKs, plus sub J & H filters (no spectroscopic modes)

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