The Palomar-Quest digital synoptic sky survey

Djorgovski, S G; Baltay, C; Drake, Andrew John; Mahabal, A; Williams, Roy; Rabinowitz, David; Graham, Matthew; Donalek, Ciro; Glikman, Eilat; Bauer, Anne; Scalzo, Richard; Ellman, Nancy; Jerke, Jonathon

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The Palomar-Quest digital synoptic sky survey

Date

2008

Authors

Djorgovski, S G

Baltay, C

Drake, Andrew John

Mahabal, A

Williams, Roy

Rabinowitz, David

Graham, Matthew

Donalek, Ciro

Glikman, Eilat

Bauer, Anne

Publisher

Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH

Abstract

We describe briefly the Palomar-Quest (PQ) digital synoptic sky survey, including its parameters, data processing, status, and plans. Exploration of the time domain is now the central scientific and technological focus of the survey. To this end, we have