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VITAL STATISTICS OF A TRANSIT SEARCH PROGRAMME
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Programme:	TrES -- Transatlantic Exoplanet Survey (incorporating
		STARE, PPS and PSST)
URL:		http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~ftod/tres/sleuth.html
Institution(s): Caltech & NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Leader(s):	David Charbonneau & John Trauger
Contact: 	David Charbonneau   <dc@astro.caltech.edu>

Aperture:	10 cm
Focal Ratio:	F/2.8
Focal Length:	280 mm
Field of view:	5.7x5.7 degrees

Number of CCDs:	1
CCD type:	Marconi CCD 4240
pixel format:	2048 x 2048
pixel size:	10 arcsec (13.5 microns)

Site:		Mt. Palomar
Dates:		not yet operational
Field(s):	Auriga, Cygnus, Perseus, Orion, Bootes
Clear nights:	not yet operational
Candidates:	not yet operational

Status and Plans:
                The instrument is being assembled, and should move to
                the mountain in July 2002.  We anticipate regular 
                operations to commence during August 2002.

References or comments:

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Updated:	2005.01.25