Mozi Sky Survey Telescope officially launched
2023-09-18
Yesterday, the University of Science and Technology of China - Zijinshan Observatory's Large Field of View Sky Survey Telescope (also known as the Mozi Sky Survey Telescope) was officially launched, successfully releasing images of the Andromeda galaxy. The construction of the Mozi Sky Survey Telescope has significantly improved China's time domain astronomical research capabilities, bringing China's time domain astronomical observation capabilities to the international advanced level. The Mozi Sky Survey Telescope is located at the Saishitengshan Observatory site in Lenghu Town, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, with an altitude of 4200 meters. The Mozi Sky Survey Telescope has a diameter of 2.5 meters and is equipped with a large target area main focus camera of 765 million pixels. The system has a large light transmission area, low stray light, high detection sensitivity, and strong sky survey ability. It can survey the entire northern celestial sphere once every three nights, making it the equipment with the strongest optical time domain sky survey ability in the northern hemisphere. The image of the Andromeda galaxy released this time is the first light scientific image of the telescope. The Andromeda galaxy is an ideal research object for exploring the formation and evolution of the Milky Way and similar galaxies, but its span in the sky is large, making it difficult for existing astronomical telescopes to simultaneously capture its precise panoramic view and surrounding environment. The Mozi Sky Survey Telescope, which combines a large field of view and high-resolution imaging capabilities, superimposed its first light image using 150 images observed at different nights to obtain multicolor images of the Andromeda galaxy and its surrounding areas. By obtaining high-precision position and multi band brightness observation data, this telescope can monitor moving and variable celestial bodies for efficient search and monitoring of astronomical dynamic events. It will conduct research in the field of high-energy time-domain astronomy, conduct celestial surveys of nearly a million types of celestial bodies and space debris in the solar system, conduct search and monitoring research on near-Earth objects in the solar system, and hope to achieve breakthrough original innovative results in fields such as the structure of the Milky Way and near-field cosmology. (New News Agency)
Edit:Hu Sen Ming Responsible editor:Li Xi
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