Small and Moderate Aperture Telescopes for Research and Education

• Main Authors: Boley, Aaron C., Bridges, Terry, Hickson, Paul, Richer, Harvey, Gladman, Brett, Heyl, Jeremy, Kavelaars, J. J., Stairs, Ingrid
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2019
• Subjects: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics astro-ph.IM; Earth and Planetary Astrophysics astro-ph.EP; FOS Physical sciences; Arctic; Canada; Gemini
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1910.00227; https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.00227

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...