Apirat Prasit
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Dr. Apirat Prasit is a leading optical engineer and astronomer whose work centers on the design and development of advanced instrumentation for ground-based telescopes. His primary research area is opto-mechanical engineering, with a specific focus on creating high-performance, cost-effective optical systems for astronomical observation. Dr. Prasit’s most notable contribution is the opto-mechanical design and development of an all-spherical five-lens focal reducer for the 2.3-meter Thai National Telescope. This innovative instrument, detailed in his 2016 paper, was designed to image a 14.6-arcminute field of view onto a 4K camera, achieving a pixel scale of 0.42 arcseconds per pixel and a spatial resolution better than 1.2 arcseconds across the full field. By utilizing only spherical lenses, the design significantly reduces manufacturing complexity and cost while maintaining high image quality, a critical achievement for the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT). This work, which has garnered 4 citations, represents a key step in enhancing the observational capabilities of Thailand’s premier astronomical facility, enabling wide-field, high-resolution imaging for a range of scientific programs.
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