Australian astronomy looks forward

Over the next decade, a new generation of instruments will come into being for the benefit of astronomers across the world. Australian astronomers hope to build on their strong astronomical heritage and continue to take part in astronomy at the highest international level. To this end, they have pre...

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Published in:Astronomy and Geophysics
Main Author: Bhathal, Ragbir
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2005
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Online Access:http://astrogeo.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/46/6/6.35
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4004.2005.46635.x
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Summary:Over the next decade, a new generation of instruments will come into being for the benefit of astronomers across the world. Australian astronomers hope to build on their strong astronomical heritage and continue to take part in astronomy at the highest international level. To this end, they have prepared a Decadal Plan that envisages building, with international partners, a world-class radio telescope, greater invovlement with 8 metre telescopes, as well as making the most of the Antarctic opportunities that Australia offers.