Gattini-IR explained

Gattini-IR is a survey telescope that observes in the near-infrared and started operation at the Palomar Observatory in late 2018.^[1]

It is planned to survey the entire accessible sky every night.^[2] It has a 2048x2048 sensor, and will observe in the J band (1.25um) infrared.^[2] Each nights images will be sensitive down to magnitude (M_AB) 16.4, and by stacking a weeks images should be sensitive to M_AB 17.5.^[2]

See also

• Infrared astronomy
  • Hubble WFC3, J-band near-IR
  • James Webb Space Telescope, near to far-IR
• List of telescope types

Notes and References

1. https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/australian-us-astronomers-combine-to-produce-new-infrared-telescope Australian, US astronomers combine to produce new infrared telescope Oct 2018
2. https://arxiv.org/abs/1608.04510 Unveiling the Dynamic Infrared Sky with Gattini-IR Aug 2016