Sloan Digital Sky Survey imaging camera: design and performance

Constance M. Rockosi; James E. Gunn; Michael A. Carr; Masaki Sekiguchi; Zeljko Ivezic; Jeffrey A. Munn

doi:10.1117/12.457321

24 December 2002 Sloan Digital Sky Survey imaging camera: design and performance

Constance M. Rockosi, James E. Gunn, Michael A. Carr, Masaki Sekiguchi, Zeljko Ivezic, Jeffrey A. Munn

Proceedings Volume 4836, Survey and Other Telescope Technologies and Discoveries; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457321
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) imaging camera saw first light in May 1998, and has been in regular operation since the start of the survey in April 2000. We review here key elements in the design of the instrument driven by the specific goals of the survey, and discuss some of the operational issues involved in keeping the instrument ready to observe at all times and in monitoring its performance. We present data on the mechanical and photometric stability of the camera, using on-sky survey data as collected and processed to date.

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Constance M. Rockosi, James E. Gunn, Michael A. Carr, Masaki Sekiguchi, Zeljko Ivezic, and Jeffrey A. Munn "Sloan Digital Sky Survey imaging camera: design and performance", Proc. SPIE 4836, Survey and Other Telescope Technologies and Discoveries, (24 December 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457321

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