Small and Moderate Aperture Telescopes for Research and Education
In this white paper (WP), we highlight several examples of small and moderate aperture telescopes that are being used for education and/or research. We further discuss potential costs for establishing new, small observatories, as well as joining existing international consortia. The WP includes a br...
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ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.1910.00227 2023-05-15T15:13:31+02:00 Small and Moderate Aperture Telescopes for Research and Education Boley, Aaron C. Bridges, Terry Hickson, Paul Richer, Harvey Gladman, Brett Heyl, Jeremy Kavelaars, J. J. Stairs, Ingrid 2019 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1910.00227 https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.00227 unknown arXiv https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3756119 arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics astro-ph.IM Earth and Planetary Astrophysics astro-ph.EP FOS Physical sciences article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle Text 2019 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1910.00227 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3756119 2022-03-10T16:15:01Z In this white paper (WP), we highlight several examples of small and moderate aperture telescopes that are being used for education and/or research. We further discuss potential costs for establishing new, small observatories, as well as joining existing international consortia. The WP includes a brief overview of select observing sites, with a discussion on how small telescopes at exceptional observing locations can be competitive, under certain circumstances, with larger and more expensive facilities located at poorer sites. In addition to research, these facilities enable many different types of educational experiences for wide range of people, from high school students to undergraduates to graduate students to postdocs. Canada should remain committed to partnering with large, international observatories such as CFHT, Gemini, and TMT, but it should also negotiate international agreements and commit funding to expand the use of small and moderate research observatories at domestic and international sites through coordination with the NRC, the Tri-Council, and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. Both capital and operational costs (with site rental costs allowed) need to be included in support possibilities. CASCA should establish and maintain a small to moderate telescope expression of interest database that would help to facilitate Canadian institutions in organizing consortia, particularly for smaller institutions. The astronomical community should work with the NRC to make existing facilities more accessible to the astronomical community for research. This could involve, for example, automating the Plaskett and/or providing travel funds for supporting classical observing modes. Finally, a small to moderate aperture facility in the Arctic would be a world-class observatory and should be advanced over the next decade. : White paper submitted to the Canadian Long Range Plan LRP2020 Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic Canada Gemini ENVELOPE(-62.500,-62.500,-66.133,-66.133) |
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In this white paper (WP), we highlight several examples of small and moderate aperture telescopes that are being used for education and/or research. We further discuss potential costs for establishing new, small observatories, as well as joining existing international consortia. The WP includes a brief overview of select observing sites, with a discussion on how small telescopes at exceptional observing locations can be competitive, under certain circumstances, with larger and more expensive facilities located at poorer sites. In addition to research, these facilities enable many different types of educational experiences for wide range of people, from high school students to undergraduates to graduate students to postdocs. Canada should remain committed to partnering with large, international observatories such as CFHT, Gemini, and TMT, but it should also negotiate international agreements and commit funding to expand the use of small and moderate research observatories at domestic and international sites through coordination with the NRC, the Tri-Council, and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. Both capital and operational costs (with site rental costs allowed) need to be included in support possibilities. CASCA should establish and maintain a small to moderate telescope expression of interest database that would help to facilitate Canadian institutions in organizing consortia, particularly for smaller institutions. The astronomical community should work with the NRC to make existing facilities more accessible to the astronomical community for research. This could involve, for example, automating the Plaskett and/or providing travel funds for supporting classical observing modes. Finally, a small to moderate aperture facility in the Arctic would be a world-class observatory and should be advanced over the next decade. : White paper submitted to the Canadian Long Range Plan LRP2020 |
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Small and Moderate Aperture Telescopes for Research and Education |
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Small and Moderate Aperture Telescopes for Research and Education |
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Small and Moderate Aperture Telescopes for Research and Education |
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