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Coordinates: 38°3624N 93°5346E / 38.6068°N 93.8961°E / 38.6068; 93.8961
 

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Wide Field Survey Telescope
Location(s)Lenghu, Mangnai, Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, PRC
Coordinates38°36′24N 93°53′46E / 38.6068°N 93.8961°E / 38.6068; 93.8961 Edit this at Wikidata
OrganizationChinese Academy of Sciences
Purple Mountain Observatory
University of Science and Technology of China Edit this on Wikidata
Altitude4,200 m (13,800 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
First light17 September 2023 Edit this on Wikidata
Telescope styleoptical telescope
reflecting telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Diameter2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) Edit this at Wikidata
Websitewfst.ustc.edu.cn Edit this at Wikidata
Wide Field Survey Telescope is located in China
Wide Field Survey Telescope

Location of Wide Field Survey Telescope

The Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST) is a Chinese telescope characterized by a 2.5-metre primary mirror,[1] dedicated to time-domain surveys, tracking objects that change during observation such as supernovae.[2] It saw first light on 17 September 2023 when the WFST imaged the Andromeda Galaxy.[3] The telescope operates at six wavelength bands spanning 320 to 1028 nm; with a 3° field of view, it can reach objects as faint as 23rd magnitude.[4][5]

The telescope - nicknamed Mozi after an ancient Chinese philosopher and optics pioneer - is located on the Tibetan Plateau, near Lenghu Town in Qinghai Province, at an altitude of 4200 metres.[6] The project to build the telescope was begun in 2017 by the University of Science and Technology of ChinainHefei and the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of SciencesinNanjing.[2] After a three-month pilot survey, the telescope is anticipated to begin a 6-year mission in 2024.[2]

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  1. ^ "WFST". wfst.ustc.edu.cn.
  • ^ a b c Gemmma Conroy (2023-09-26). "China's powerful new telescope will search for exploding stars". nature.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  • ^ Andrew Jones (2023-09-19). "China's new wide-field survey telescope scopes out Andromeda galaxy". space.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  • ^ Lou, Zheng; Liang, Ming; Yao, Dazhi; Zheng, Xianzhong; Cheng, Jingquan; Wang, Hairen; Liu, Wei; Qian, Yuan; Zhao, Haibin; Yang, Ji (2016-10-01). Xu, Min; Yang, Ji (eds.). "Optical design study of the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST)". Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (Spie) Conference Series. Advanced Optical Design and Manufacturing Technology and Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation. 10154: 101542A. Bibcode:2016SPIE10154E..2AL. doi:10.1117/12.2248371. S2CID 125751312.
  • ^ Lei, Lei; Zhu, Qing-Feng; Kong, Xu; Wang, Ting-Gui; Zheng, Xian-Zhong; Shi, Dong-Dong; Fan, Lu-Lu; Liu, Wei; Zhao, Haibin (2023-01-08). "Limiting Magnitudes of the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST)". Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 23: 035013. arXiv:2301.03068. Bibcode:2023RAA....23c5013L. doi:10.1088/1674-4527/acb877.
  • ^ Meghan Bartels (2023-08-19). "Chinese Astronomers Eye Tibetan Plateau Site for Observatory Project". Scientific American. Retrieved 2022-02-27.

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