The Stromlo Southern Sky Survey

Paul Francis, Brian Schmidt and Mike Bessell

Skymapper

A two metre telescope (to be located at Siding Spring) with a very wide field of view: seven square degrees.

The focal plane to be paved with 50 orthogonal transfer CCDs.

Can map the whole southern sky down to B~23 in a week.

Interim Plans.

The 40” Telescope, and its wide field imager (WFI) is being automated.

As this occurs, it will increasingly become a survey instrument.

Z-band Survey

-16.8-16.6-16.4-16.2-16

-15.8-15.6-15.4-15.2-15

14.00 14.20 14.40 14.60 14.80 15.00

Frequency (Hz)

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2MASSUKST

Deep

Wide

Bessell Objective Prism Survey

Cover ~100 square degrees at the galactic pole Spectra down to 19th Mag. Resolution ~ 10A, coverage 2600-4600A.