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MeerLICHT

(South African telescope coordinated with MeerKAT)

MeerLICHT is an automated 0.65-meter telescope at the Sutherland Observing Station of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO), specifically designed to automatically follow up radio transients (fast radio bursts) detected by the MeerKAT radio telescope, with optical observations. It served as a pilot for BlackGEM, and is identical to the BlackGEM telescopes.


(telescope,reflector,visible light,ground,South Africa)
Further reading:
https://science.uct.ac.za/meerlicht/meerlicht
https://science.uct.ac.za/meerlicht
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016SPIE.9906E..64B/abstract
https://www.ing.iac.es/astronomy/science/Steven_Bloemen_ING_2018.pdf
https://astro.ru.nl/blackgem/?page_id=76
https://spaceinafrica.com/2018/06/01/meerlicht-sas-newest-optical-telescope/
https://www.dst.gov.za/index.php/media-room/latest-news/2521-inauguration-of-the-meerlicht-telescope
https://astronomynow.com/2018/05/28/dutch-meerlicht-telescope-on-the-lookout-for-exploding-stars/
https://www.sarao.ac.za/media-releases/meerlicht-telescope-inaugurated/

Referenced by pages:
MeerKAT
South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)

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