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Alternative names | Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey |
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Location(s) | Spain |
Coordinates | 40°02′42″N 1°00′36″W / 40.045°N 1.01°W |
Organization | Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre |
Telescope style | astronomical survey |
Website | www |
J-PAS (Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating universe Astrophysical Survey) is an astronomical survey[1] is being carried out by the Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre (OAJ), located in Pico del Buitre in Sierra de Javalambre, in Teruel, Spain. J-PAS officially started in the summer of 2023.[2]
OAJ is managed by Aragon Center for Physics of the Cosmos (CEFCA) and consists of two telescopes: a 2.5-metre primary mirror telescope (JST/T250) and an 80-centimeter telescope (JAST/T80). J-PAS is surveying the sky with JST/T250 telescope which has a 1.2 Giga-pixel camera, constituted by an array of 14 CCDs. J-PAS will observe more than 8000 square degrees (about 1/5 of the whole sky) in 57 filters during 5 to 6 years.
J-PAS filters cover the entire visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum (3500 Å to 10000 Å)[3] and can be classified as: