Talk:Southern African Large Telescope
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Some other source claim the project took $30 million USD. One had to be wrong, but I am lazy to look for a third source. See paragraph below
- But it cost the South African government $10m - the remainder of the $30m cost was borne by universities and research bodies around the world. [1]
[edit] Remote control
I can't find any reference to remote control anywhere in Google. Will SALT really have a remote control option? Rnt20 06:13, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
Maybe Greg misunderstood whatever source he is using ... participation in controlling the facility could imply shared administrative or planning control and not physical control of the telescope (which I cannot see the reason for). Maybe Greg could state what his source is? Elf-friend 06:45, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm not sure what Greg was referring to either. As far as I know there are no current plans to run the telescope remotely. It is difficult enough to run with local operators. The minimum number of people they have planned to run the telescope is two - a SALT Operator and a SALT Astronomer. AmberRobot 13:59, 3 April 2006 (CDT)
[edit] "Currently"
Grumble If you state that something is "currently" true, please add a date! smurfix 12:55, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Tower
Anyone know what the tower is for? The official website doesn't say, and neither does the HET-Website. --BjKa 10:23, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
The tower houses the Center of Curvature Alignment Sensor (CCAS) system that allows the operator to ensure that all 91 segments of the primary mirror are acting as a single mirror. I'm surprised that the HET wikipedia article does not describe this, as it is the telescope design that makes these two telescopes so unusual. If I have time I can try to write up some basic information about the mirror and its alignment system. AmberRobot 19:16, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
