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VITAL STATISTICS OF A TRANSIT SEARCH PROGRAMME
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Programme:	XO
URL:		http://www-int.stsci.edu/~pmcc/xo/index.shtml
Institution(s):	STScI, U of Hawaii, Boston U.
Leader(s):	Peter McCullough
Contact:	Peter McCullough (pmcc@stsci.edu)

Aperture:	11 cm (times two - binocular arrangement)
Focal Ratio:	F/1.8
Focal Length:	200 mm
Field of view:	7x7 deg

Number of CCDs:	2
CCD type:	Apogee AP8p
pixel format:	1024 x 1024
pixel size:	25 arcsec

Site:		Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii
Dates:		2003 Sep-present
Field(s):	60-degree long drift scans
Clear nights:	hundreds
Candidates:	tens

Status and Plans:
		XO has been fully operational since Sep 2003.
		Spectroscopic verification in process for first candidates.

References or comments:
		Paper in PASP to appear in 2005.

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Updated:	2005.05.18