MASCARA exoplanet observatory. MASCARA (Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA) station at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) La Silla Observatory, Chile. MASCARA is an exoplanet experiment by Leiden University in the Netherlands, that began operation in July 2017. It's purpose is to seek out transiting exoplanets as they pass in front of their parent stars in order to create a catalogue of targets for future observations. MASCARA consists of two stations, one in each hemisphere, both of which use cameras attached to optical telescopes to make short exposure photographs of most of the visible sky. | |
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