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Location: | Siding Spring Observatory, Australia |
| Property: | Anglo-Australian Telescope Board | |
| Operated by: | The Anglo-Australian Observatory | |
| Operative since: | 1974 |
| Phone: | +61-2-9372-4841 | Fax: | +61-2-9372-4880 |
| Email: | heath@aao.gov.au | Web Page: | http://www.aao.gov.au |
| Full address: | Anglo-Australian Observatory
P.O. Box 296 Epping,NSW 1710, Australia |
| Description: | The AAT has a 3.89m mirror on an equatorial mount, with prime,
Cassegrain, and coude foci. The common user instruments are: (i) the AAOmega dual-beam optical spectrograph, fed by either the Two-Degree Field (2dF) multi-fibre system allowing simultaneous spectroscopy of up to 392 objects within a two degree field, or by the SPIRAL integral-field unit with a 22´´ x 11´´ field of view; (ii) IRIS2, a 1-2.5 micron imager and spectrograph offering broad-band and narrow-band imaging over a 7.7´ x 7.7´ field, as well as R=2400 spectroscopy in long-slit or multi-object mode using multi-slit masks; and (iii) UCLES and UHRF, for high-resolution (R=50K - 100K) and ultra-high resolution (R=300K - 900K) optical echelle spectroscopy. Visitor instruments are also supported. Telescope time on the AAT is allocated by the Anglo-Australian Time Allocation Committee (AATAC), a peer-review panel with representatives from both Australia and the UK. AATAC solicits proposals on a semester basis with deadlines in March and September each year. Proposals are awarded time on the basis of scientific merit, with time charged to either the Australian or UK share of time in proportion to the institutional affiliations of the User Group members. |
| Further details: | http://www.aao.gov.au |
| More information: | http://www.aao.gov.au/astro/apply/AATAC.html |
| Funding sources: | UK and Australian governments |
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| Name: | Heath, Jones | Role/Function: | Technical Secretary |
| Email: | aatts@aao.gov.au | Phone: | +61-2-9372-4841 |
| Fax: | +61-2-9372-4880 | Institution: | Anglo-Australian Observatory |
| Full Address: | Anglo-Australian Observatory - AAO
P.O. Box 296 Epping, NSW 1710 Australia |
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