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Saturation Limits added
Sept. 2, 2016

Updated Saturation limits and zero points for different imaging modes have been added to the website to assist those proposing for CHARIS time.

Updated Contrast Curve
Aug. 31, 2016

The contrast 5-sigma contrast curve from CHARIS first-light engineering has been updated.

CHARIS available beginning in S17A
Aug. 8, 2016

CHARIS was made available for shared risk science in S17A.

CHARIS First Light
July 12, 2016

CHARIS had a successful first-light engineering run. CHARIS and SCExAO had half nights over July 12-15. We had an exciting set of observations, with fantastic Strehl ratios of ~80% on the last night.

 

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