MASCARA
(Multi-site All-sky Camera)
(distributed array of telescopes to search for exoplanets)
MASCARA (Multi-site All-sky Camera)
is a set of automated (robotic) telescopes to search for
transiting planets.
A set in the northern hemisphere began operation
at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) in 2015
and an additional set in the southern hemisphere
at La Silla Observatory (LSO) in 2017.
They monitor stars to a magnitude of +8.4.
Five extra-solar planet discoveries have been announced.
(survey,transits,array,automated,all sky,transients,exoplanets)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MASCARA
https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/lasilla/mascara/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012SPIE.8444E..0IS/abstract
http://mascara.strw.leidenuniv.nl/
| Prefix | Example | | |
| MASCARA | MASCARA-1b | | |
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Referenced by pages:
La Silla Observatory (LSO)
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM)
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