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LOCATION:4421 Sterling Hall\, Coffee and cookies served 3:30 PM
SUMMARY:Thirty Meter Telescope Observatory: The next Generation ground
  based Optical/infra-Red  Observatory"\, Astronomy Colloquium\, Warren
  Skidmore\, Thirty Meter Telecope Observatory
DESCRIPTION:After a construction status update\, I will describe how t
 he telescope design was developed to support a broad range of observin
 g capabilitities and how the observatory is being engineered. I'll dis
 cuss some of the observational capabilities that the Thirty Meter Tele
 scope will provide and some of the areas of study that will benefit fr
 om the TMT's capabilities\, specifically synergistic areas with new an
 d future proposed astronomical facilities. Finally I will describe the
  avenues through which astronomers  can have some input in the plannin
 g of the project and potential NSF partnership\, prioritizing the deve
 lopment of 2nd generation instruments and directing the scientific aim
 s for the observatory.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=4107
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