MASCARA
MASCARA (Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA) is an exoplanet experiment by Leiden University. It has two stations, one in each hemisphere, each of which use cameras to make short exposure photographs of most of the visible sky to observe stars to a magnitude of 8.4. The Northern Hemisphere station at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, started observations in February 2015. The Southern Hemisphere station at La Silla Observatory, Chile, saw first light in July 2017.
The five cameras that form the MASCARA system installed at La Silla Observatory | |
| Alternative names | Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA |
|---|---|
| Part of | La Silla Observatory Roque de los Muchachos Observatory |
| Location(s) | Spain, Chile |
| Coordinates | 29°15′25″S 70°44′16″W |
| Telescope style | optical telescope |
| Website | mascara1 |
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