We have begun the construction of Argus Pathfinder, the 1/3-scale prototype of the Argus Array. The 38-telescope prototype is being mounted into two shipping containers, which will undergo testing at our off-campus test facility in Chapel Hill before being deployed in the Appalachian Mountains this summer.
Argus Pathfinder, following on from the Argus Technology Demonstrator test platform, will validate the Argus tracking, thermal control and enclosure concepts, as well as performing a deep every-night survey of the Northern sky.