Liverpool John Moores University / National Observatory of Athens / European Southern Observatory / National University of Ireland / University of Cambridge / University of Durham / /
IndustryTerm
telescope technology / instrumental devices / computer control systems / focused on improving current telescope technology / /
NaturalFeature
Canary Islands / Mauna Kea / /
Organization
Centre National / Liverpool John Moores University / Universidade do Porto / University of Cambridge / National University of Ireland / EUROPEAN COMMISSION / Politecnico di Milano / Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences / Instituto de Astrofisica / Centre Suisse d’Electronique / European Union / Anglo-Australian Telescope Board / Kiepenheuer-Institut / Nordic Optical Telescope Scientific Association / University of Durham / /
Person
Max Planck Gesellschaft / Hugues Crutzen / Gerard Gilmore / /
Position
Coordinator / project officer / Chancellor / /
ProvinceOrState
Hawaii / /
Technology
lasers / digital camera / telescope technology / /
OPTICON: Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy Large telescopes are the essential infrastructure of optical and infra-red astronomy. Larger telescopes produce better science and, thanks to modern computer c