The CASCA/ACURA TMT Advisory Committee
Contact:
Email:mbalogh@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519 888 4567 x37518
Upcoming Events
- June 18-21, 2023: TMT Science Forum, Vancouver
Recent News
- May 4, 2022: Hawaii state legislature passes bill that creates a new Authority for management of Mauna Kea.
- April 27, 2022: Robert P. Kirshner named TIO Executive Director; Edward C. Stone announces retirement from TIO
- March 25, 2022: Read CATAC’s article for the 2022 Spring Cassiopeia newsletter
Documents and Reports
- May 2022 CATAC report to CASCA
- CATAC presentation, CASCA webinar May 12, 2022
- March 2022 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- CATAC report to CASCA Dec 2021
- Dec 2021 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- Sept 2021 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- June 2021 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- May 2021 CATAC report to CASCA Board
- CATAC Report on TMT Operations
- March 2021 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- Dec 2020 CATAC report to CASCA Board
- Sept 2020 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- June 2020 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- May 2020 CATAC report
- March 2020 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- Dec 2019 CATAC report
- Dec 2019 update for CASCA Cassiopeia article
- Resources and information on TMT and Maunakea
- CATAC Report to LRP2020 (Final)
- Sept 2019 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- TMT update from Balogh and Thacker (July 31 2019)
- Report to BLNR re: THINK fund
- Final CATAC Report on TMT Instrumentation
- June 2019 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- June 2019 CATAC report
- March 2019 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- Dec 2018 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- Nov 2018 CATAC Report
- Sept 2018 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- June 2018 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- May 2018 CATAC Report
- CATAC recommendations for WFOS (Final)
- March 2018 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- Dec 2017 CATAC Report
- Dec 2017 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- Sept 2017 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- June 2017 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- May 2017 CATAC Report
- March 2017 update for CASCA Cassiopeia
- CATAC Terms of Reference
Selected CATAC meetings
| Date | Topic | Public or closed | Support Documentation |
| Jan 15, 2019 | Adaptive Secondary Mirror for TMT | Closed (with Glen Herriot, NRC) | |
| Dec 19, 2017 | WFOS update (Bundy) | closed | WFOS presentation |
| Sept 26, 2017 | Presentation from Ed Stone and Gary Sanders | open | |
| March 28 | bMICHI Minutes |
public | Packham presentation |
| March 21 | AO performance of TMT@ORM Discussion slides Minutes |
public | Vernin et al. (2011) TMT Image quality at Mauna Kea and LaPalma (Hickson, updated Mar 24) Response to above (Schoeck/Vogiatzis) |
| March 14 | ORM Site Characteristics (minutes) | closed | Schoeck Presentation |
| March 7 | What do Canadians expect from an ELT? (Minutes) | public | |
| Feb 21 | First light instrumentation (minutes) Presentation (Simard) |
public | |
| Feb 7 | Update from Board and SAC meetings | closed | |
| Jan 24, 2017 | Kickoff meeting | closed |
Links
- The Thirty Meter Telescope
- Evaluation of the Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan
- Submission to the UC Regents with a useful summary of activities related to TMT
- TMT on La Palma or Maunakea – Webinar Presentation May, 2017
- TMT YouTube channel
- TMT Detailed Science Case 2015
- IRIS science cases and simulations
- European Extremely Large Telescope Site Characterization I: Overview
- WFOS-MOBIE_OCDD
- WFOS-HIA_OCDD
- ACURA
- CASCA
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