Quasar Equatorial Survey Team
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The Quasar Equatorial Survey Team is a joint venture between Yale University
, Indiana University
, and Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomia
(CIDA) to photographically survey the sky. It uses the 48 inch (1.22-m aperture Samuel Oschin telescope
at the Palomar Observatory
to photograph the sky using a digital camera
, an array of 112 charge-coupled device
s. Previously, it had used the 1.0-metre Schmidt telescope at the Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory
in Venezuela
.
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, and Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomia
Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomia
The Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomía is an institution in Venezuela, founded in honour of Francisco J. Duarte in 1975 for promoting observation, investigation, experimentation, theoretical work, and dissemination of research in the field of astronomy. It runs the Llano del Hato National...
(CIDA) to photographically survey the sky. It uses the 48 inch (1.22-m aperture Samuel Oschin telescope
Samuel Oschin telescope
The Samuel Oschin telescope is a 48-inch aperture Schmidt camera at the Palomar Observatory in northern San Diego County, California. It consists of a 49.75-inch Schmidt corrector plate and a 72-inch mirror. The instrument is strictly a camera; there is no provision for an eyepiece to look...
at the Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
to photograph the sky using a digital camera
Digital camera
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography...
, an array of 112 charge-coupled device
Charge-coupled device
A charge-coupled device is a device for the movement of electrical charge, usually from within the device to an area where the charge can be manipulated, for example conversion into a digital value. This is achieved by "shifting" the signals between stages within the device one at a time...
s. Previously, it had used the 1.0-metre Schmidt telescope at the Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory
Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory
The Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Venezuela, run by the Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomia...
in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.