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The Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory Facilitating Transformative Astrophysical Science


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1 Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory, 100 W. Walnut St., Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91124, United States
2 Indian Institute of Astrophysics, 2nd Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru 560 034, India
3 Inter-University Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, India
 

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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Astrophysical Science, Black Holes, Dark Matter, Galaxies, Large Telescopes.
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Authors

Warren Skidmore
Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory, 100 W. Walnut St., Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91124, United States
G. C. Anupama
Indian Institute of Astrophysics, 2nd Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru 560 034, India
Raghunathan Srianand
Inter-University Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411 007, India

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.

Keywords


Astrophysical Science, Black Holes, Dark Matter, Galaxies, Large Telescopes.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv113%2Fi04%2F639-648