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
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 |