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VITAL STATISTICS OF A TRANSIT SEARCH PROGRAMME
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Program:  	TeMPEST:  The Texas McDonald Photometric Extrasolar
		Search for Transits
Institution(s):	University of Texas at Austin, The McDonald Observatory
Leader(s):	Nairn Baliber and Bill Cochran
Contact:	Nairn Baliber  <baliber@moonshine.as.utexas.edu>	

Aperture:	76 cm
Focal Ratio:	F/3
Field of view:	46.2 x 46.2 arcmin

Number of CCDs:	1
CCD type:	Loral Fairchild
pixel format:	2048 x 2048
pixel size:	1.35 arcsec

Site:		McDonald Observatory, Ft. Davis, Texas, USA
Dates:		1999 August - ...
Field(s):	Cygnus, Cassiopeia, Camelopardus
Clear nights:	~70
Candidates:	data under analysis
 
Status and Plans:  
		Data will continue to be taken on the 0.76 m telescope
		at the McDonald Observatory, and plans are underway to
		expand the search to new telescopes and different sites.

References or comments:
		A poster paper will be presented at the D.C. meeting 
		this month.
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Updated:	2002.06.10