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Kyle MacKenzie

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Computer Engineer
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Kyle MacKenzie
kyle.mackenzie@cfa.harvard.edu

About

Kyle is a Computer Engineer in the Central Engineering division at the CfA. He is currently designing and developing control software to support the ViaSpec and CORSAIR projects. Prior to joining the CfA in 2023, Kyle worked in the medical device industry creating embedded software for apheresis machines, haemostasis analyzers, and surgical robots. When not writing code, he enjoys playing concertina and guitar, social dancing, and change ringing.

University of Rhode Island, B.S. Computer Engineering / B.A. German

Telescopes and Instruments

Magellan Telescopes

The twin Magellan Telescopes in Chile are each 6.5 meter optical telescopes. These telescopes are both equipped with instruments to take images and spectra of light from a wide variety of astronomical sources, including exoplanet systems, star-forming regions, supernova remnants, and interacting galaxies. The Magellan Telescopes — named Baade and Clay —  are hosted at the Las Campanas Observatory and are operated by a consortium of institutions, including the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, Carnegie Institution for Science, University of Arizona, the University of Michigan, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition, CfA scientists and engineers provided a wide field f/5 focal system (including secondary mirror and corrective optics), and a powerful astronomical camera for use at the Clay telescope.

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MMT Observatory

The MMT Observatory is the premier visible-light and infrared telescope jointly managed by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, part of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and the University of Arizona. Located at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO) in southern Arizona, this 6.5-meter (21 foot) telescope is used to study objects across the field of astronomy, from the Solar System to distant galaxies. The MMT has provided a testbed for new telescope technologies developed by scientists and engineers at the CfA and the University of Arizona.

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