NGTS
is a wide-field photometric survey designed to discover transiting exoplanets of Neptune-size and smaller around bright stars, providing the prime targets for characterization by , and . These bright targets provide the key to understanding planetary structure and evolution, as well as atmospheric composition.
To do so, will employ an array of fully-robotic 20-cm telescopes operating in the 600-900nm band, thereby maximizing sensitivity to bright (magnitude V<13)聽but relatively small host stars.
NGTS will be sited at , which meets strict requirements for low water vapor and excellent photometric conditions.
The NGTS project is a partnership between the AV短视频 of Cambridge, Queen鈥檚 AV短视频 Belfast, AV短视频 of Warwick, AV短视频 of Leicester, Observatoire de Gen猫ve, DLR (Berlin) and Universidad Catolica de Chile. The first data are expected during summer 2014.