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Status of SuperWASP I (La Palma)
Author(s) -
Street R.A.,
Christian D. J.,
Clarkson W. I.,
Collier Cameron A.,
Evans N.,
Fitzsimmons A.,
Haswell C. A.,
Hellier C.,
Hodgkin S. T.,
Horne K.,
Kane S. R.,
Keenan F. P.,
Lister T. A.,
Norton A. J.,
Pollacco D.,
Ryans R.,
Skillen I.,
West R. G.,
Wheatley P. J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.200410281
Subject(s) - pipeline (software) , cadence , physics , angstrom , remote sensing , engineering , geology , acoustics , mechanical engineering , chemistry , crystallography
Abstract SuperWASP is an ultra‐wide field (over 300 sq. degrees) photometric survey project designed to monitor stars between 7 – 15 mag to high precision and with high cadence over long (≥2 months) timescales. The primary science goal of this project is the detection of exoplanetary transits, as well as NEOs and optical transients. The resulting photometric catalogue will be made public via a web‐based interface. The SuperWASP instrument consists of an array of cameras each with a 7.8° × 7.8° field of view, guided by a robotic fork mount and sited in a fibreglass enclosure at the Observatorio de Roque de los Muchachos (ORM), La Palma, Canary Islands. In this progress report, we describe the specifications of the instrument, its semi‐automated operation and pipeline data reduction. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)