Equipment Filter

SAAO STE4 CCD Camera

The SAAO CCD camera is available for direct imaging on the 1.0-m and 1.9-m telescopes.

Institution: 
South African Astronomical Observatory
Other

SAAO Hight Speed Photo Polarimeter - HIPPO

The High Speed Photo Polarimeter (HIPPO) specially designed for high-speed polarization analysis and monitoring.

Institution: 
South African Astronomical Observatory
Other

SAAO Giraffe - Fibre Fed Echelle Spectrograph

The Giraffe-fibre fed Echelle Spectrograph consists of two components:

Institution: 
South African Astronomical Observatory
Other
Maximart BMC-5A CNC Milling Machine

Maximart BMC-5A CNC Milling Machine

  • Work Table
    1575mm x 425mm with 4 T-slots
  • X/Y/Z Travel
    1050mm x 560mm x 520mm
  • VMC Milling Head
Institution: 
South African Astronomical Observatory
Other
Luwa Class 10000 Clean Room

Luwa Class 10000 Clean Room

Cleanrooms are classified according to the number and size of particles permitted per volume of air.

Institution: 
South African Astronomical Observatory
Other

SAAO The Robert Stobie Spectrograph (RSS)

The Robert Stobie Spectrograph (RSS) is a dual-beam Visible/Near-IR spectrograph that uses Volume Phase Holographic (VPH) gratings to achieve high

Institution: 
South African Astronomical Observatory
Other
Sun Micro Systems Storage Area Network

Sun Micro Systems Storage Area Network

A storage area network (SAN) is a dedicated network that provides access to consolidated, block level data storage.

Institution: 
South African Astronomical Observatory
Other
Andor iXon Camera DU-888E-C00-UVB

Andor iXon Camera DU-888E-C00-UVB

A charge coupled device (CCD) camera consisting of a back illuminated frame transfer chip with 1024x1024, 13-mm pixels.

Institution: 
South African Astronomical Observatory
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