MeerLICHT telescope
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The MeerLICHT telescope is an optical wide-field survey instrument in South Africa designed to provide simultaneous optical observations of the same sky regions monitored by radio telescopes like MeerKAT.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
optical telescope
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robotic telescope ⓘ wide-field survey instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
MeerKAT radio telescope
NERFINISHED
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SKA pathfinder projects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboration |
Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA)
NERFINISHED
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North-West University (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ Radboud University Nijmegen NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Astronomical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioningPeriod | around 2017–2018 ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
light curves of variable sources
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time-resolved optical images ⓘ |
| designedFor |
simultaneous observations with MeerKAT
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wide-field optical survey of MeerKAT fields ⓘ |
| detectorType | CCD camera ⓘ |
| fieldOfView |
about 2.7 square degrees
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approximately 1.7° × 1.7° ⓘ |
| firstLight | 2017 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
NOVA
NERFINISHED
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Radboud University Nijmegen NERFINISHED ⓘ South African partners ⓘ |
| locatedAt | South African Astronomical Observatory, Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Sutherland, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountType | equatorial mount ⓘ |
| observes |
X-ray binaries
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active galactic nuclei ⓘ cataclysmic variables ⓘ gamma-ray burst afterglows ⓘ optical counterparts of radio sources ⓘ supernovae ⓘ variable stars ⓘ |
| operatedBy | South African Astronomical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pixelCount | about 65 megapixels ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter |
0.65 m
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65 cm ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
optical follow-up of radio transients
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simultaneous optical and radio observations ⓘ study of variable and transient sources ⓘ time-domain astronomy ⓘ |
| successorProject | BlackGEM telescope array NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsProject |
MeerKAT Large Survey Projects
NERFINISHED
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ThunderKAT (MeerKAT Key Science Project on radio transients) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyMode |
fully robotic operations
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queue-scheduled observations ⓘ |
| telescopeType | optical ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | visible light ⓘ |
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