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Concept Summary

Scientific Discipline: 3lAstronomy, stellar structure and evolution    
Primary targets: 3lOpen clusters with solar type stars brighter than 10    
Photometric precision: 3lBetter than 1 part per million for primary targets    
Telescope: 3l 80cm diameter, flat field 3 mirror system    
       
Scientific instruments: Imaging Photometer UV FTS UV Line Monitor
Detector: CCD mosaic Thinned UV CCDs MCP-SPAN
Field of view: 11 11 11
Dimensions (cm): = 80cm 250 (+ baffle) 180 120 60 200 100 30
Power (W): 75 75 35
Mass (kg): 325 (inc. telescope) 230 50
Data rate (kb/s): 10 9 9
       
Duration of observations: 3l3 years (consumable for 5 - 10 years)    
Number of stars observed: 3l > 20000 (core programme > 500) in 25 fields    
Pointing requirements: 3l 3    



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