The Southern African Large Telescope: from concept to reality

by Dr. David Buckley, Director, Science Progams, (SALT, South Africa.)

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 from 16:00 to 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
at TIFR ( DAA Seminar Room (A269) )

Description

Construction of the Southern African Large Telescope was completed in
2005 at a the relatively modest cost of ~$20M.
Following a rather protracted commissioning period, during which a
number of problems were addressed, it entered full science operations
in 2011.
This talk will discuss the design and construction of SALT and its
First Generation instruments and the operational model
for the telescope. Some science results will be presented, covering a
range of topics, and focusing on studies related
to time resolved observations.  A summary of the new instrumentation
which is currently under construction will also be given
and future plans for multiwavelength programs.