As part of our deep multi-colour survey of two gravitational lensing clusters, Abell 1835 (z=0.252) and AC114 (z=0.312) used to search for very high redshift...
Extremely Red Galaxies in the Fields of Lensing Clusters
In this paper we present the photometric properties of a sample of extremely red galaxies (EROs, R-Ks≥5.6), found in the field of the lensing cluster Abell 1835...
Fabrication and characterisation of a SWIR objective lens for the Earth observation camera DRAGO-2
We present the optomechanical design and fabrication, and optical characterization results of the objective lens for DRAGO-2 payload optical system, a compact...
Fabry-Perot Interferometry and Spiral Galaxy Dynamics
We present two-dimensional Fabry-Perot observations of the emission-line distribution and kinematics in nearby spiral galaxies. We have developed and...
Fabry-Perot spectroscopy: a powerful method for detecting superbubbles in galaxy discs
We present a new method for the detection and characterization of large scale expansion in galaxy discs based on Hα Fabry-Perot spectroscopy, taking advantage...
Facility class Rayleigh beacon AO system for the 4.2m William Herschel telescope
A rationale is presented for the use of a relatively low-altitude (15km) Rayleigh Laser Guide Star to provide partial adaptive optics correction across a large...
The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC1) 10m telescope is now being integrated at the ORM, in La Palma Spain. Likewise, three instruments are being prepared for...