U.S. -Australia Joint Seminar on Site Testing for an International Astronomical Observatory on the Antarctic Plateau/Canberra, Australia/February 1995

9418853哈珀该奖项将支持10名美国科学家参加一个研讨会，该研讨会涉及在南极高原建立一个国际天文台的初步选址问题。研讨会将于1995年2月在澳大利亚堪培拉的斯特龙洛山天文台举行。美国协调员是芝加哥大学的多亚尔·哈珀教授，也是南极洲天体物理研究中心的主任。澳大利亚的组织者是澳大利亚国立大学的杰里米·莫尔德博士，也是斯特罗姆洛山和斯丁泉天文台的主任。该研讨会是根据美澳合作科学计划进行的，澳大利亚通过工业、科学和技术部(DIST)提供支持。地球上没有其他地方的天文观测条件比南极高原上的条件更接近理想。来自南极洲的观测可以打开宇宙的窗户，通常情况下，除了天基任务外，任何其他任务都是关闭的。一个能够利用这些自然条件的天文天文台将产生关于星系形成时期的令人兴奋的新发现，提供关于黑洞物理的数据，允许探测光行星系统，并提供支持一系列其他研究的关键数据。研讨会将是一次及时的机会，可以比较最近的成果，评估科学机会，并为在南极建立一流天文台做准备，制定一项合理化的国际天文场地测试计划。

9418853 Harper This award will support the participation of ten U.S.scientists to take part in a seminar concerned with preliminary site selection for an international astronomical observatory to be located on the Antarctic Plateau. The seminar will be held at the Mount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra, Australia in February 1995. The American coordinator is Prof. Doyal Harper from the University of Chicago and director of the Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica. The Australian organizer is Dr. Jeremy Mould of the Australian National University and director of the Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories. The seminar is being conducted under the U.S.-Australia Cooperative Science Program and support in Australia is provided through the Department of Industry, Science and Technology (DIST). Nowhere else on Earth are conditions for astronomical observation as close to ideal as they are above the Antarctic Plateau. Observations from Antarctica can open windows on the Universe normally closed to any but space-based missions. An astronomical observatory capable of exploiting these natural conditions will generate exciting new discoveries about the formation epoch of galaxies, provide data on the physics of black holes, permit the detection of photoplanetary systems and provide key data in support of a host of other studies. The seminar will be a timely opportunity to compare recent results, evaluate scientific opportunities, and devise a rationalized international plan for astronomical site testing in preparation for establishing a first-class observatory in the Antarctic.