RAL Space Involvement
RAL space provided the pointing control software for the second telescope, commissioned in 2014.
Subject
Astronomy
Main Objectives
Pan-STARRS is a system for wide-field astronomical imaging developed and operated by the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii. The primary mission of the observatory is to search for near earth objects.
Start Date
6 December 2008
Partners
University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Maui High Performance Computing Center and Science Applications International Corporation
Further Project Information
Pan-STARRS
For more information please contact, RAL Space Enquiries