Quasar Equatorial Survey Team

Not to be confused with LaSilla–Quest Variability Survey.

The Quasar Equatorial Survey Team (QUEST) is a joint venture between Yale University, Indiana University, and Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomia (CIDA) to photographically survey the sky using a digital camera, an array of 112 charge-coupled devices. Since 2009, it has used the 1 m ESO Schmidt Telescope in Chile. From 2003–2007, it used the 48 inch (1.22 m) Samuel Oschin telescope at the Palomar Observatory. Before that, it had used the 1.0-metre Schmidt telescope at the Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory in Venezuela.

References

• Schwamb, Meg (10 June 2012). "The QUEST Camera". Retrieved 2018-05-09.
• Eisenstein, Paul (November 2003). "World's Largest Digital Camera". Popular Mechanics (condensed summary).
• "World's Largest Astronomical CCD Camera Installed On Palomar Observatory Telescope" (Press release). Indiana University. 5 August 2003.

As of 08/09/2017 all the following links are broken.

• P. Coppi; J. Snyder (2000). "The QUEST Large-Area Equatorial Survey". Archived from the original on 2005-05-04. Retrieved 2006-01-14.
• Eisenstein, Paul (2003-11-11). "World's Largest Digital Camera". Popular Mechanics. pp. 34, 37. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28. Retrieved 2006-01-14.
• "QUEST (QUasar Equatorial Survey Team) Background". Astronomy Research at NCSA. Archived from the original on 2005-07-28. Retrieved 2006-01-14.