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Active Projects

Projects and instruments that UK ATC has completed but are active in the field.

The NIX imager in the lab at UK ATC.

ERIS and NIX

ERIS (Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph) combines an imager (NIX) and an integral-field spectrograph (SPIFFIER).
HiPERCAM being packed and for delivery from the UK ATC.

HiPERCAM

HiPERCAM is a high-speed astronomical camera that can record up to 1000 images per second.
KMOS's 24 configurable arms.

KMOS

KMOS (the K-band Multi Object Spectrograph) is a second-generation instrument on the Very Large Telescope.
The Michelle astronomy instrument in the lab at UK ATC.

Michelle

Michelle (Mid-Infrared Echelle Spectrograph) is a long slit spectrometer/imager designed to work in the mid-infrared.
The six axis goniometer being constructed in the Crawford labs at the UK ATC.

Multi-Axis Goniometer

The multi-axis goniometer enables the Diamond Light Source to work in extreme conditions.
SCUBA 2 in the Crawford labs at the UK ATC.

SCUBA 2

SCUBA 2 (the Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array 2) is a second generation instrument on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope.
The UK Infrared Telescope in Hawaii.

UIST

UIST (the UKIRT Imaging SpecTrometer) is a near infrared imaging-spectrometer for astronomy.
The VISTA Telescope in Chile.

VISTA

VISTA (the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) was conceived as the first fully integrated telescope and infrared camera system.
WFCAM on the the UK Infrared Telescope in Hawaii.

WFCAM

WFCAM (the Wide Field Camera) was designed for conducting large scale infrared surveys.
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