Telescopes
GOTO
The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) is an array of robotic telescopes, optimized for the discovery of optical counterparts of gravitational wave events like neutron star mergers. Working with GOTO makes up the bulk of my PhD.
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Isaac Newton Telescope
The Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) is a 2.54m telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma.
During the second year of my PhD I worked at the INT as a support astronomer as part of the Isaac Newton Group Studentship programme.
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William Herschel Telescope
The William Herschel Telescope (WHT) is a 4.2m telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma.
I spent the second half of my studentship at the Isaac Newton Group observing with WEAVE; the WHT’s next-generation multi-object spectrograph. 