Description
Session for future instruments and observing programmes
The Keck Wide-Field Imager (KWFI) is a 1 degree UV-optimised optical prime focus imager for the Keck telescopes. KWFI will fill several large wide-field imaging capability gaps that exist now and will will be critically needed with the recent and upcoming billion-dollar 'mega-facilities' operating at all wavelengths and messengers. For example, KWFI will provide very deep (m ~ 28-30)...
I will review plans for global transient and detection networks of the future. The BRICS+ astronomy flagship programme entitled the BRICS Intelligent Telescope and Data Network (BITDN) aims to harness existing and future facilities within BRICS+ countries for automated transient observation. Likewise a smaller Africa initiative, the African Integrated Observation Network (AIOS) has similar...
