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= Lesedi Project Wiki =
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* This wiki is for construction of a spectrograph on the 1-m Lesedi telescope in Sutherland.  We anticipate future wikis for the user manual and for technical support.
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* The SAAO and LJMU (Liverpool John Moores University) are collaborating on the project.
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* The instrument is based on SPRAT (Spectrograph for Rapid Acquisition of Transients), which is currently operating robotically on the 2-m Liverpool Telescope on La Palma.
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== Project Team ==
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'''Instrument PI:'''  Iain Steele (LJMU)
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'''Instrument Scientist:'''  Helen Jermak (LJMU)
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'''SPRAT Expert:''' Andrzej Piascik (LJMU)
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'''Software Engineer:''' Chris Mottram (LJMU)
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'''Local Co-PIs:''' Amanda Sickafoose & Hannah Worters
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'''Local Electronics Engineer:''' Hitesh Gajjar
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'''Local Mechanical Engineer:'''James O'Connor
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'''Local Software Engineer:''' Carel van Gend
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== Documentation ==
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* The link to the 2017 October 27 Skype kick-off presentation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lcr54nkvtusdh69/SAAO-SPRAT-KICKOFF.pptx?dl=0 (includes references to the SPIE paper and Zej's thesis)

Revision as of 10:32, 21 November 2017

Lesedi Project Wiki

  • This wiki is for construction of a spectrograph on the 1-m Lesedi telescope in Sutherland. We anticipate future wikis for the user manual and for technical support.
  • The SAAO and LJMU (Liverpool John Moores University) are collaborating on the project.
  • The instrument is based on SPRAT (Spectrograph for Rapid Acquisition of Transients), which is currently operating robotically on the 2-m Liverpool Telescope on La Palma.

Project Team

Instrument PI: Iain Steele (LJMU)

Instrument Scientist: Helen Jermak (LJMU)

SPRAT Expert: Andrzej Piascik (LJMU)

Software Engineer: Chris Mottram (LJMU)

Local Co-PIs: Amanda Sickafoose & Hannah Worters

Local Electronics Engineer: Hitesh Gajjar

Local Mechanical Engineer:James O'Connor

Local Software Engineer: Carel van Gend

Documentation