Prof. Iain A. Steele Profile

Prof. Iain A. Steele

Professor at Liverpool John Moores Univ

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Publications (64)

Proceedings Article | 25 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

From summit to screen: harnessing modern cloud technologies to construct an integrated observatory

David Heffernan, João Bento, David Copley, Helen Jermak, Chris Copperwheat, Iain Steele

Proceedings Volume 13098, 1309803 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019001

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Robotics, Databases, Clouds, Data storage, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

A low-resolution high-throughput spectrograph for the New Robotic Telescope

B. Garton, I. Steele, H. Jermak, C. Miossec

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130968M (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018948

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Robotics, Signal to noise ratio, Design, Reflection, Beam splitters

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2024 Poster + Paper

A Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor for the New Robotic Telescope

Chloé Miossec, Iain Steele, Helen Jermak, Stuart Bates, Richard Ashley

Proceedings Volume 13096, 1309641 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018869

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Mirrors, Image segmentation, Wavefronts, Robotics, Equipment, Device simulation, Optical simulations, Signal detection

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SPIE Journal Paper | 27 April 2024

Mookodi: multi-purpose low-resolution spectrograph and multi-filter photometric imager for rapid follow-up observations of astronomical transient events

Nicolas Erasmus, Iain Steele, Andrzej Piascik, Stuart Bates, Christopher Mottram, Kathryn Rosie, Carel H. D. van Gend, Ulrich Geen, Magaretha L. Pretorius, Stephen Potter, Egan Loubser, Willie Koorts, Hitesh Gajjar, Keegan Titus, Hannah Worters, Amanda Sickafoose, Sunil Chandra, James E. O’Connor, Kgothatso Matlala, Justine Crook-Mansour, Ali Ranjbar, Robert Smith, Helen Jermak, Shalom Abiodun, Okwudili Egbo

JATIS, Vol. 10, Issue 02, 025005, (April 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.10.2.025005

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Equipment, Spectrographs, Tunable filters, Cameras, Stars, Imaging systems, Sensors, Optical filters, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

New Robotic Telescope optical design

Éamonn Harvey, Iain Steele, Miguel Torres, Carlos Gutiérrez de la Cruz, César Rodriguez Pereira, Doug Arnold, David Copley, Christopher Copperwheat, Marta Escriche, Maider Insausti, Helen Jermak, Adrian McGrath, Ali Ranjbar, Robert Smith

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121821Z (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629275

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Tolerancing, Telescopes, Optical design, Stray light analysis, Robotics, Optics manufacturing, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Galway Liverpool Imaging Polarimeter – GLIP: design and prototype status

Eoin G. O'Connor, Éamonn Harvey, Nicholas Devaney, Iain Steele, Roberto Varas

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121847T (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629283

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Beam splitters, Polarization, Condition numbers, Cameras, Polarizers, Telescopes, Prototyping, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Optimising rapid autonomous transient classifications with the New Robotic Telescope

Helen Jermak, David Law, Sebastian Buntin, Joao Bento, Carl Chalmers, Christopher Copperwheat, Iain Steele, Éamonn Harvey, Robert Smith, Pablo Rodríguez-Gil, Carlos Gutíerrez

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121824G (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629854

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Robotics, Observatories, Machine learning, Astronomy, Optical instrument design, Detection and tracking algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Preliminary design of a Cassegrain focal station for New Robotic Telescope

Ali Ranjbar, Éamonn Harvey, David Copley, Iain Steele, Robert Smith, Stuart Bates

Proceedings Volume 12182, 1218239 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629302

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Cameras, Image segmentation, Robotics, Sensors, Control systems, Stars, Optical instrument design, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Integration and early testing of WEAVE: the next-generation spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso L. Aguerri, Antonella Vallenari, Georgia Bishop, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Shan Mignot, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Pico, Nicholas Walton, Juerg Rey, Carlos Allende Prieto, Emilie Lhomé, Marc Balcells, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, Andy Ridings, Jure Skvarč, Marc Verheijen, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Gabby Kroes, Neils Tromp, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, Jose Alonso Burgal, José Miguel Herreros, José Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramon Navarro, Mike Irwin, Luis Peralta de Arriba, Neil O'Mahoney, Andrea Bianco, Alireza Moleinezhad, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Andrea Baruffalo, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farcas, Ellen Schallig, Sarah Hughes, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Angela Iovino, Mat Pieri, Shoko Jin, Lillian Dominguez Palmero, Cecilia Fariña, Adrian Martín, Clare Worley, David Murphy, Steve Guest, Huw Morris, Eddy Elswijk, Menno de Haan, Hiddo Hanenburg, Bernardo Salasnich, Divakara Mayya, Rafael Izazaga-Pérez, Emanuel Gafton, Elisabetta Caffau, David Horville, Francisco Paz Chinchón, Jesus Falcon-Barosso, Boris Gänsicke, Jose San Juan, Nauzet Hernandez

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144714 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561067

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Observatories, Device simulation, Data processing, Molybdenum, Spectrographs, Image resolution, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper

Conceptual design of a fast-slewing mount for the New Robotic Telescope

Ali Ranjbar, David Copley, Iain Steele, Eamonn Harvey, Miguel Torres, Asier Oria, Javier Gracia Rodríguez

Proceedings Volume 11445, 1144556 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561320

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Robotics, Astronomy, Astronomical telescopes, Mirrors, Structural design, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Explosives, Optical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

The New Robotic Telescope: progress report

Helen Jermak, Josué Barrera, David Copley, Chris Copperwheat, Javier De Cos Juez, Javier Gracia Rodriquez, J. J. Fernandez-Valdivia, A. Garcí a Piñero, Carlos M. Gutiérrez, Éamonn Harvey, Maider Insausti, Johan Knapen, Antonio Maudes Gutiérrez, Adrian McGrath, Asier Oria, Ali Ranjbar, Rafael Rebolo-López, Iain Steele, Miguel Torres, Dong Xu, Thirasak Panyaphirawat, Suparerk Aukkaravittayapun

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114453D (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562706

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Robotics, Astronomy, Lanthanum, Astronomical telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopes, Polarimetry, Domes

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Microbolometer arrays for ground-based infrared imaging

Maisie Rashman, Iain Steele, Stuart Bates, Johan Knapen, David Copley

Proceedings Volume 11447, 1144796 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559465

KEYWORDS: Microbolometers, Infrared imaging, Mid-IR, Telescopes, Imaging arrays, Sensors, Astronomy, Cooling systems, Infrared radiation, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Construction progress of WEAVE: the next generation wide-field spectroscopy facility for the William Herschel Telescope

Gavin Dalton, Scott Trager, Don Carlos Abrams, Piercarlo Bonifacio, J. Alfonso Aguerri, Antonella Vallenari, Kevin Middleton, Chris Benn, Kevin Dee, Frédéric Sayède, Ian Lewis, Johannes Pragt, Sergio Picó, Nicholas Walton, Jeurg Rey, Carlos Allende, Émilie Lhomé, David Terrett, Matthew Brock, James Gilbert, Andy Ridings, Marc Verheijen, Ian Tosh, Iain Steele, Remko Stuik, Gabby Kroes, Neils Tromp, Jan Kragt, Dirk Lesman, Chris Mottram, Stuart Bates, Frank Gribbin, José Alonso Burgal, Jose Miguel Herreros, Jose Miguel Delgado, Carlos Martin, Diego Cano, Ramón Navarro, Mike Irwin, James Lewis, Eduardo Gonzales Solares, Neil O'Mahony, Andrea Bianco, Christina Zurita, Rik ter Horst, Emilio Molinari, Marcello Lodi, José Guerra, Andrea Baruffolo, Esperanza Carrasco, Szigfrid Farkas, Ellen Schallig, Vanessa Hill, Dan Smith, Janet Drew, Bianca Poggianti, Mat Pieri, Shoko Jin, Lilian Dominquez Palmero, Cecilia Fariña, Adrian Martin, Clare Worley, David Murphy, Andrea Hidalgo, Shan Mignot, Georgia Bishop, Steve Guest, Eddy Elswijk, Menno de Haan, Hiddo Hanenburg, Bernardo Salasnich, Divakara Mayya, Rafael Izazaga-Pérez, Luis Peralta de Arriba

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107021B (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312031

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Cameras, Chemical elements, Robots, Spectrographs, Polishing, Coating, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

3D-printed optical instrumentation: practical starter designs and initial experiences

Iain Steele, Helen Jermak, Stuart Bates, Ian Baker

Proceedings Volume 10706, 107060S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312063

KEYWORDS: Computer aided design, Prototyping, Cameras, Telescopes, Mirrors, 3D printing, Sensors, Optical instrument design, Spectrographs, 3D modeling

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

A bottom-up and top-down approach to cloud detection

Robert Smith, Marco Lam, Jonathan Marchant, Iain Steele

Proceedings Volume 10704, 1070426 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312734

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Satellites, Telescopes, Satellite imaging, Earth observing sensors, Sensors, Photometry, Observatories, Robotics, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

Adapting thermal-infrared technology and astronomical techniques for use in conservation biology

Maisie Rashman, Iain Steele, Claire Burke, Steve Longmore, Serge Wich

Proceedings Volume 10709, 107092S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312514

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Astronomy, Microbolometers, Cameras, Calibration, Biology, Infrared radiation, Infrared imaging, Signal detection, Fluctuations and noise

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