Austria and the ELT Event
Date: September 21, 2021
ESO/L. Calçada
A one-day meeting sponsored by the Academy of Sciences
The ESO Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is a novel ground-based telescope concept with a performance that is orders of magnitude better than currently existing facilities. Equipped with the most advanced instruments, such a telescope may, eventually, revolutionize our perception of the Universe, much as Galileo's telescope did 400 years ago. The ELT will allow detailed studies of subjects including planets around other stars, the first objects in the Universe, supermassive black holes, and the nature and distribution of the dark matter and dark energy which dominate the Universe.
Austria joined ESO in 2009 and has since become a player in front-line research done with ESO telescopes. More importantly, Austrian astronomers and Austrian institutions are actively involved in the development of ELT Instrumentation, playing a leading role in both research and development. The Austrian effort has been sponsored by the Universities and the Ministry since Austria joined ESO. Six years away from ELT first light, it is a good time to review where we stand and plan for the final stretch.
What is the status of the collaboration with the various ELT consortia?
What are the strengths of the Austrian community?
Getting ready for ELT Science and optimization of ELT Guaranteed Time Observations
What are the funding priorities for the next 5 years?
The program will include presentations from Austrian astronomers and the ELT Instrumentation scientists.
Invited participants from Austria:
Rector of the University of Vienna
Vice-rectors for Research of the involved Austrian Universities
Dr. Daniel Weselka (BMBWF)
Austrian astronomers
From abroad:
ESO Director-General
ESO Instrument scientists
Instrument consortia leaders
Date: September 21, 2021
Further information on the date are following soon!
Program:Download
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Austria and the ELT Event
Date: September 21, 2021
ESO/L. Calçada
A one-day meeting sponsored by the Academy of Sciences
The ESO Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is a novel ground-based telescope concept with a performance that is orders of magnitude better than currently existing facilities. Equipped with the most advanced instruments, such a telescope may, eventually, revolutionize our perception of the Universe, much as Galileo's telescope did 400 years ago. The ELT will allow detailed studies of subjects including planets around other stars, the first objects in the Universe, supermassive black holes, and the nature and distribution of the dark matter and dark energy which dominate the Universe.
Austria joined ESO in 2009 and has since become a player in front-line research done with ESO telescopes. More importantly, Austrian astronomers and Austrian institutions are actively involved in the development of ELT Instrumentation, playing a leading role in both research and development. The Austrian effort has been sponsored by the Universities and the Ministry since Austria joined ESO. Six years away from ELT first light, it is a good time to review where we stand and plan for the final stretch.
What is the status of the collaboration with the various ELT consortia?
What are the strengths of the Austrian community?
Getting ready for ELT Science and optimization of ELT Guaranteed Time Observations
What are the funding priorities for the next 5 years?
The program will include presentations from Austrian astronomers and the ELT Instrumentation scientists.
Invited participants from Austria:
Rector of the University of Vienna
Vice-rectors for Research of the involved Austrian Universities
Dr. Daniel Weselka (BMBWF)
Austrian astronomers
From abroad:
ESO Director-General
ESO Instrument scientists
Instrument consortia leaders
Date: September 21, 2021
Further information on the date are following soon!
Program:Download