Advanced Persistent-Surveillance Sky Camera

There are five objectives to the Phase I work: 1) Better measurements (photometric accuracy and precision) than WASP 1.0; 2) Larger dynamic range of stellar magnitudes; 3) Variability measurements valid for one year; and 4) sub-arc-second astrometric accuracy, and 5) the new system should have deployability and compatibility. We propose to develop and define a concept design for WASP 2.0 that has the capability to produce simultaneous multi-filter photometry, higher photometric accuracy and precision, larger dynamic range in brightness, higher astrometric accuracy, and be deployable and compatible with DON systems. We will address a number of questions during the research and development in Phase I to determine that we are meeting both the precision and accuracy requirements of the photometry and astrometry for WASP 2.0. Additionally, we have developed concepts to minimize the footprint, cost, and weight of the system. We plan to design, test, and implement a prototype system at the end of Phase I by leveraging prior related work.