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When VISTA is operating with its 16 detector 2048×2048 pixel camera it will produce some 300 GB of data each operational night. Calibration plans are outlined, making much use of the 2MASS catalogue, and build on experience with WFCAM on UKIRT.
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Emerson, J., Hodgkin, S., Bunclark, P., Irwin, M., Lewis, J. (2008). Calibrating VISTA Data. In: Kaufer, A., Kerber, F. (eds) The 2007 ESO Instrument Calibration Workshop. ESO Astrophysics Symposia European Southern Observatory. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76963-7_76
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