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Modernising Observatory Control: Integrating Legacy DRAMA with Next-Generation Instrumentation
Mrunmayi S Deshpande, Nuria P F Lorente, Tony Farrell +1
The DRAMA framework was originally developed at the Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO) in the early 1990s, with its first release in 1992. Designed in C and C++, DRAMA provides a d…
The Science Performance of the Gemini High Resolution Optical Spectrograph
Alan W. McConnachie, Christian R. Hayes, J. Gordon Robertson +46
The Gemini High Resolution Optical Spectrograph (GHOST) is a fiber-fed spectrograph system on the Gemini South telescope that provides simultaneous wavelength coverage from 348 - 1…
4MOST: Project overview and information for the First Call for Proposals
R. S. de Jong, O. Agertz, A. Agudo Berbel +335
We introduce the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST), a new high-multiplex, wide-field spectroscopic survey facility under development for the four-metre-class Vis…
The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Book 2018
Alexis Hill, Nicolas Flagey, Alan McConnachie +122
(Abridged) This is the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer 2018 book. It is intended as a concise reference guide to all aspects of the scientific and technical design of MSE, for the…
CYCLOPS2: the fibre image slicer upgrade for the UCLES high resolution spectrograph
Anthony Horton, C. G. Tinney, Scott Case +10
CYCLOPS2 is an upgrade for the UCLES high resolution spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian Telescope, scheduled for commissioning in semester 2012A. By replacing the 5 mirror Coudé…
SAMI Automated Plug Plate Configuration
Nuria P. F. Lorente, Tony Farrell, Michael Goodwin
The Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral field spectrograph (SAMI) is a prototype wide-field system at the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) which uses a plug-plate to mount its 13 x 61…