Lesedi is a 1-metre, Alt-Az, f/8, Ritchey-Chretien telescope built by [http://www.apm-telescopes.de APM Telescopes], and installed in the dome that previously housed SAAO's 30-inch Grubb Parsons equatorial. There are two Nasmyth foci, each with an instrument rotator and identical corrector optics. This page describes the facility and its operation.
== Current status and issues ==
Things to be aware of at the current time (updated 20/11/2020):
# The alt-az slew command has a liiittle bug and can't be used from the browser TCS just yet (this doesn't affect observations).
# If you encounter a loss of dome or shutter function, please report the symptoms and the time it occurred so we can check the logs for the cause. The fix will be to ask the IT technician/electronics technician/Hannah to restart the SiTech software. The shutters can be closed manually from the dome floor (with lockout switched on) if you need to close up in a hurry and it turns out to be quicker to find someone to press a button than restart the software.
== Contact numbers ==