SkyMapper
(automated 1.35-m optical telescope in Australia)
SkyMapper is a fully-automated 1.35-meter optical
telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia,
completed in 2008.
It has a wide field of view (5.7 square degrees)
and a 268 megapixel camera.
It is used to carry out the SkyMapper Southern Survey.
(telescope,reflector,automated,visible light,ground,Australia)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyMapper
http://skymapper.anu.edu.au/
https://rsaa.anu.edu.au/observatories/telescopes/skymapper-telescope
https://www.cbabelgium.com/peranso/UserGuideHTML/SkyMapper.html
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007PASA...24....1K/abstract
https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=5480
Referenced by pages:
Siding Spring Observatory (SSO)
SkyMapper Southern Survey (SMSS)
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