ThunderKAT and MeerLICHT: a multi-wavelength study of astrophysical transients
Abstract
In July 2018, MeerKAT started its science mission. One of the 5-year legacy programs on MeerKAT is the ThunderKAT large survey project which aims to find, identify and understand high energy astrophysical processes via their radio emission. At the same time, the MeerLICHT robotic wide-field optical telescope is permanently dedicated to the MeerKAT observing schedule, and will provide simultaneous optical data in six filters for all MeerKAT pointings. In this presentation, I will give an overview of the first scientific results from ThunderKAT and MeerLICHT
- Publication:
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AFAS2 2021: Conference of the African Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- March 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021afas.confE..35W