Mookodi (spectrograph and imager)

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

• 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)