This timeline is provisional, and may be adjusted at any time.
Update March 17, 2008: Adjusted schedule to reflect June deployment.
Update May 1, 2008: Adjusted schedule to reflect July deployment.
Update Sept 10, 2008: Adjusted schedule to reflect reality of deployment to Sutherland, laughing at the optimism of the expected June deployment (see above).
Update August 3, 2009: Noted changes since last summer
Timeline for deployment of KELT South Telescope
| 2007 |
Nov - Dec |
Construction and lab testing of telescope in Nashville |
| 2008 |
Jan 21-22 |
Deployment of telescope to Dyer Observatory |
| 2008 |
Jan 22 - July 5
|
Sky testing of telescope in Nashville |
| 2008 |
July 7
|
Ship all telescope components to Sutherland |
| 2008 |
end of August |
Josh and David arrive in Cape Town
|
| 2008 |
August 29 - October 6
|
Construction and testing of telescope at Sutherland |
| 2008 |
October 6
|
Commencement of first KELT South observing season (fingers crossed!)
|
2008
|
November - January |
First Campaign - observations of open cluster Blanco 1 |
| 2009 |
January - March |
Second Campaign - observations of Southern Field 1 |
| 2009 |
March |
Removal of camera for upgrade |
| 2009 |
August |
Return of camera to South Africa |
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