The Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory facilitating transformative astrophysical science

2018/06/07 by Warren Skidmore, G. C. Anupama, Raghunathan Srianand · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #astro-ph.IM

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published as 2017, Current Science, 113 (4). pp. 639-648. ISSN 0011-3891 · 10 pages

arxiv created 2018/06/07 · arxiv updated 2018/06/08

Abstract

The next major advancement in astronomy and cosmology will be driven by deep observations using very sensitive telescopes with high spatial and spectral resolution capabilities. An international consortium of astronomers, including Indian astronomers are building the Thirty Meter Telescope to achieve breakthroughs in different areas of astronomy starting from studies of the solar system to that of the early universe. This article provides a brief overview of the telescope, science objectives and details of the first light instruments.

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