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most citedProject overview and update on WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

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astro-ph.IM2019★ 8 cited

Uncooled Microbolometer Arrays for Ground Based Astronomy

Maisie F. Rashman, Iain A. Steele, Stuart D. Bates +2

We describe the design and commissioning of a simple prototype, low-cost 10m imaging instrument. The system is built using commercially available components including an uncoole…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 7 cited

LOTUS: A low cost, ultraviolet spectrograph

I. A. Steele, J. M. Marchant, H. E. Jermak +10

We describe the design, construction and commissioning of LOTUS; a simple, low-cost long-slit spectrograph for the Liverpool Telescope. The design is optimized for near-UV and visi…

astro-ph.IM2015

IO:I: A Near-Infrared Camera for the Liverpool Telescope

Robert Barnsley, Helen Jermak, Iain Steele +3

IO:I is a new instrument that has recently been commissioned for the Liverpool Telescope, extending current imaging capabilities beyond the optical and into the near infrared. Cost…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 85 cited

Project overview and update on WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams +50

We present an overview of and status report on the WEAVE next-generation spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope (WHT). WEAVE principally targets optical ground-ba…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 15 cited

Liverpool Telescope 2: a new robotic facility for rapid transient follow-up

C. M. Copperwheat, I. A. Steele, R. M. Barnsley +23

The Liverpool Telescope is one of the world's premier facilities for time domain astronomy. The time domain landscape is set to radically change in the coming decade, with surveys…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 4 cited

Liverpool Telescope 2: a new robotic facility for time domain astronomy in 2020+

C. M. Copperwheat, I. A. Steele, S. D. Bates +5

The robotic 2m Liverpool Telescope, based on the Canary island of La Palma, has a diverse instrument suite and a strong track record in time domain science, with highlights includi…