The WINTER Observatory: A One-degree InGaAs Survey Instrument to Study the Transient Infrared Sky
The Wide-field Infrared Transient Explorer (WINTER) is a near-infrared time-domain survey instrument operating on a dedicated robotic 1 m telescope at Palomar Observatory. Since June of 2023, WINTER has surveyed the sky nightly to a median depth of JAB = 18.5 mag. The survey balances a variety of science programs, incl...