Pan-STARRS

The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System located at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, US, consists of astronomical cameras, telescopes and a computing facility that is surveying the sky for moving or variable objects on a continual basis, and also producing accurate astrometry and photometry of already-detected objects.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: array of astronomical telescopes, cameras, and computing equipment which surveys the sky on a continual basis
  • Also known as: “Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maui Space Surveillance Complex and Haleakalā Visitor Center.

Building
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The is a U.S. Space Force operating location for the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron and the Air Force Research Laboratory at Haleakala Observatory on , Hawaii, with a twofold mission. is situated 220 metres northwest of Pan-STARRS.

Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 1 km northeast of Pan-STARRS.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haleakalā Observatories and Maui.

Locality
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The Haleakalā Observatory, also known as the Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory Site, is Hawaii's first astronomical research observatory. It is located on the island of and is owned by the of the University of Hawaiʻi, which operates some of the facilities on the site and leases portions to other organizations.

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The island of is one of the islands of , a state of the United States of America. It is the second-largest of the eight major islands and the third-most populous.

Pan-STARRS

Latitude
20.7073° or 20° 42′ 26″ north
Longitude
-156.25595° or 156° 15′ 21″ west
Open location code
73G5PP4V+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 241070031
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­telescope
Wiki­data ID
Q1075600
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Satellite Map

Discover Pan-STARRS from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Pan-STARRS” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقراب بان ستارز”
  • Basque: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Catalan: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Chinese: “泛星計劃”
  • Chinese: “泛星計畫”
  • Chinese: “泛星计划”
  • Croatian: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Czech: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Danish: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Dutch: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Esperanto: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Finnish: “Pan-STARRS”
  • French: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Georgian: “Pan-STARRS”
  • German: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Greek: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Hebrew: “פאן-סטארס”
  • Hungarian: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Italian: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Italian: “Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System”
  • Japanese: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Japanese: “パンスターズ”
  • Korean: “판스타스”
  • Luxembourgish: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Norwegian: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Persian: “پان-ستارز”
  • Persian: “پن-استارز”
  • Polish: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Polish: “PANSTARRS”
  • Portuguese: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Russian: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Russian: “Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System”
  • Slovenian: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Spanish: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Swedish: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Turkish: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Ukrainian: “Pan-STARRS”
  • Urdu: “پین اسٹارز”

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