FourStar Quick Facts

• PI: Eric Persson

• Funding: NSF, Carnegie Institution
  

• Telescope: 6.5m Magellan Baade F11 Focus
  

• Field: 10.9' x 10.9'
  

• Arrays: 4 x Rockwell 2048 x 2048 HAWAII-2RG - Close Packed Geometry
  

• Plate Scale: 0.16"/pixel
  

• Wavelength Coverage: 1-2.5 microns
  

• Imaging Modes: JHKs, plus sub J & H filters (no spectroscopic modes)
  

• Expected First Light: mid-2010