DocumentCode
341233
Title
The VST-VLT survey telescope
Author
Capaccioli, M. ; Arnaboldi, M. ; Mancini, D. ; Scaramella, R. ; Sedmak, G. ; Kurz, R.
Author_Institution
Osservatorio Astron. di Capodimonte, Napoli, Italy
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
776
Abstract
We describe the telescope concept of the VST-the VLT survey telescope-and the scientific and instrumental background which lead to the kick-off of the project for the realization of a 2.6 m telescope for wide field imaging in the optical and infrared to be placed at Paranal, on the VLT plateau within the year 2001. The project for the camera and the data handling and archiving, plus the analysis pipeline are outlined, with particular emphasis on the possible scientific surveys and stand alone projects. We will briefly review some of the scientific projects for which the VST was conceived, and its impact on the VLT science
Keywords
astronomical telescopes; 2.6 m; VST-VLT survey telescope; analysis pipeline; camera; data archiving; data handling; infrared imaging; optical imaging; scientific instrumentation; Councils; Data handling; Infrared imaging; Instruments; Observatories; Optical imaging; Pipelines; Project management; Proposals; Telescopes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1999. IMTC/99. Proceedings of the 16th IEEE
Conference_Location
Venice
ISSN
1091-5281
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5276-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMTC.1999.776973
Filename
776973
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