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...
Spectroscopic observations, with high spatial resolution, of Ca II K bright points very near the disk center are presented. Magnetic concentrations have been...