Pan-STARRS, Astronomical observatory in Haleakalā, United States
The Pan-STARRS facility contains two 1.8-meter telescopes that capture digital images of the night sky with cameras producing 1.4 billion pixels per photograph.
The United States Air Force Research Laboratory funded the construction of Pan-STARRS, with the first telescope beginning operations on December 6, 2008.
The University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy manages this facility in collaboration with MIT Lincoln Laboratory and the Maui High-Performance Computing Center.
The observatory conducts nightly surveys covering 6000 square degrees of sky, completing observation of all visible areas from Hawaii within 40 hours.
In 2017, Pan-STARRS made history by detecting 1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua, the first confirmed interstellar object passing through our solar system.
Location: Maui County
Inception: 2006
Website: http://pswww.ifa.hawaii.edu/pswww/
Part of: Haleakalā Observatory
Website: http://pswww.ifa.hawaii.edu/pswww
GPS coordinates: 20.70732,-156.25589
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:54
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