E-Book, Englisch, Band 287/8/9, 1031 Seiten, eBook
Oswalt The Future of Small Telescopes in the New Millennium
2003
ISBN: 978-94-010-0253-0
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
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Volume I – Perceptions, Productivities, and Policies Volume II – The Telescopes We Use Volume III – Science in the Shadows of Giants
E-Book, Englisch, Band 287/8/9, 1031 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
ISBN: 978-94-010-0253-0
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
This three-volume set details the essential roles that small telescopes should play in 21st century science and how their future productivity can be maximized. Over 70 international experts have created a definitive reference on the present and future of "big science with small telescopes".
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. Small is as Small Does.- 2. The Future of Small, Inexpensive, Continuously Operating, Wide Field Cameras.- 3. The All Sky Automated Survey.- 4. The Carlsberg Meridian Telescope.- 5. Astrometric Projects at the Bordeaux CCD Meridian Circle.- 6. The USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC) Project and Beyond.- 7. The Future of Automated Telescopes and the Bradford Robotic Telescopes.- 8. The Liverpool and Faulkes Telescopes.- 9. The Dutch Open Telescope.- 10. Building a Global Education and Science System Based on Modest-Aperture Telescopes: The Hands On Universe System.- 11. The OTHER Keck Observatories.- 12. The Sun from Big Bear.- 13. The Four-College Consortium and the Future of APT’s.- 14. The National Undergraduate Research Observatory.- 15. Advantages of Automated Observing with Small Telescopes.- 16. Astronomy Back East: The Future of the University Telescope.- 17. Research in a Virtual Astronomy Department: The Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA) and the Future of Small Telescopes.- 18. The CHARA Visible/IR Array on Mt. Wilson: Small Telescopes with Large Baselines.- 19. A Dedicated 1-Meter Telescope for High Precision Astrometric Sky Mapping of Faint Stars.- 20. AST/RO: A Small Submillimeter Telescope at the South Pole.- 21. The APO 3.5-m Remote Observing Program — Present and Future.- 22. Scientific Priorities and Scheduling of the UK Infrared Telescope in the Eight-Meter Era.- 23. Small Radio Interferometer Arrays in Solar Physics.- 24. The Educational Role of Small Telescopes in Radio Astronomy.
