![Left: SCALES optical diagram. Right: Image of the focal plane coronagraph slide mask holder, with flight optics labeled. -- [astro-ph.IM]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pre-shipment.png?resize=1200%2C720&ssl=1)
[astro-ph.IM] The Slicer Combined with an Array of Lenslets for Exoplanet Spectroscopy (SCALES) instrument is a 1-5 micron imager and 2-5 micron integral field spectrograph, currently being commissioned on the […]
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The Slicer Combined With Array Of Lenslets For Exoplanet Spectroscopy (SCALES): Driving Science Cases And Expected Outcomes
The Slicer Combined with Array of Lenslets for Exoplanet Spectroscopy (SCALES) is a 2−5 μm, high-contrast integral field spectrograph (IFS) currently being built for Keck Observatory.