Characterizing and Commissioning the Sutherland High-Speed Optical Cameras (SHOC)

• Published in: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Vol. 125; no. 930; pp. 976 - 988
• Main Authors: Coppejans, R., Gulbis, A. A. S., Kotze, M. M., Coppejans, D. L., Worters, H. L., Woudt, P. A., Whittal, H., Cloete, J., Fourie, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Chicago Press 01.08.2013

ABSTRACT Two identical new instruments, the Sutherland High-speed Optical Cameras (SHOC), have been developed for use on the South African Astronomical Observatory's (SAAO) 1.9, 1.0 and 0.75 m telescopes at Sutherland. The SHOC systems are fast-frame-rate, accurately-timed, high-quality, visibl...