SkyMapper and the southern sky survey a resource for the southern sky

Stefan C. Keller*, B. P. Schmidt, M. S. Bessell

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    Abstract

    SkyMapper is amongst the first of a new generation of dedicated, wide-field survey telescopes. The 1.3 m SkyMapper telescope features a 5.7 square degree field-of-view Cassegrain imager and will see first light in late 2007. The primary goal of the facility is to conduct the Southern Sky Survey a six colour, six epoch survey of the southern sky. The survey will provide photometry for objects between 8th and 23rd magnitude with global photometric accuracy of 0.03 magnitudes and astrometry to 50 mas. This will represent a valuable scientific resource for the southern sky and in addition provide a basis for photometric and astrometric calibration of imaging data.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe 2007 ESO Instrument Calibration Workshop
    Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the ESO Workshop held in Garching
    EditorsAndreas Kaufer, Florian Kerber
    Pages573-579
    Number of pages7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

    Publication series

    NameESO Astrophysics Symposia
    Volume2008
    ISSN (Print)1431-2433
    ISSN (Electronic)1611-6143

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