It is investigated whether monocentric imagers are applicable to time domain, wide-field, all-sky surveys. A simple prototype of an optical system consisting of a spherical lens and Lodestar detector is used to take on-sky observations. These images are interpreted with DS9 and MATLAB software to characterize the first-order parameters of the system. These results are then compared to the theoretically optimized parameters of the optic system built in Zemax OpticStudio sequential mode. Subsequent analysis suggests that the first-order parameters are within a reasonable margin of error. Additionally, the Zemax and on-sky point spread functions (PSFs) of the prototype suggest the need for aberration correction of the current optics. Therefore, future work on improving the prototype optical system is considered, in addition to further tests.
