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Award Abstract #0321247
Collaborative Research: Development of an Ultra-Lightweight-Technology Telescope for Ground-Based Research in Optical Astronomy
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AST
Division of Astronomical Sciences
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
September 24, 2003 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
July 30, 2007 |
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| Award Number: |
0321247 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Jeffrey R. Pier
AST Division of Astronomical Sciences
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
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| Start Date: |
October 1, 2003 |
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| Expires: |
September 30, 2008 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$599305 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Bruce Twarog btwarog@ku.edu (Principal Investigator)
Robert Fesen (Co-Principal Investigator)
Paul Etzel (Co-Principal Investigator)
Ray Taghavi (Co-Principal Investigator)
Richard Hale (Co-Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
2385 IRVING HILL RD
LAWRENCE, KS 66045 785/864-3441
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| NSF Program(s): |
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES & INSTRM,
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
OTHR, 9251, 1207, 0000
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1218, 1189
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ABSTRACT
The use of graphite fiber composites to fabricate mirrors and telescope structures promises to make available, in the near term, a versatile and cost-effective tool for optical astronomy, including the economical fabrication and operation of telescopes ranging from small (<1 m) aperture for education and research to extremely large (30 m+) segmented telescopes (ELTs) for cutting-edge research. The focus of this research is a three-year program to develop, test, and decisively demonstrate the astronomical capabilities of this technology. A 1m-class research telescope will be designed, tested, and operated at Mt. Laguna Observatory, a dark and remote observing site 50 miles east of San Diego. Progress in this field will allow greater access to affordable, state-of-the-art telescopes for educational and public institutions at all levels.
PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH
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Romeo, Robert C.; Martin, Robert N.; Twarog, Bruce; Anthony-Twarog, Barbara; Taghavi, Ray; Hale, Rick; Etzel, Paul; Fesen, Rob; Shawl, Steve.
"Progress in the ULTRA 1-m ground-based telescope,"
Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes, Proceedings of the SPIE,
v.6267,
2006,
p. 62670D.
(Showing: 1 - 1 of 1).
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