Galactic structure

Above we have concentrated on sub-stellar objects. But ordinary low mass stars, mostly M dwarfs, will be detected in huge numbers. Stars at the very bottom end of the main sequence, with absolute magnitude MJ=10, can be seen to a distance of 1kpc. With the second epoch survey, proper motions will be available for huge numbers of the nearer brighter objects. The star counts and kinematics from this immense database will provide a valuable addition to our knowledge of Galactic structure. In particular, the number of halo subdwarfs identified in the survey will make them become almost as numerous as the number of disc M dwarfs now known.