MRI/RUI: Acquisition of a Small Astronomical Observatory on Mauna Kea

MRI/RUI：收购莫纳克亚山上的小型天文台

• 批准号: 0216493
• 负责人: William Heacox
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Hawaii at Hilo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-15 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0216493&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; RUI; Acquisition; Small; Astronomical

AST-0216493Heacox, William D.A 32-inch clear aperture telescope will be built and instrumented by the faculty and students of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hawaii for the purpose of training students in astronomical instrumentation technology development and for use by the astronomical sciences research faculty for compelling research in the areas of: evolution of galaxies in dense clusters, the formation and early evolution of multiple star systems, the formation and early evolution of planetary systems and the chemical evolution of our galaxy. The State of Hawaii will provide the building and observatory dome). The undergraduate astronomy degree program at the University of Hawaii, Hilo, will extensively use the planned observatory. Young people of the State of Hawaii will be trained for careers in astronomy and for technical jobs within the many Observatories on Mauna and in Hilo. ***

位于夏威夷希洛的夏威夷大学的师生将建造32英寸清晰孔径望远镜并安装仪器，目的是对学生进行天文仪器技术开发方面的培训，并供天文科学研究学院在以下领域进行引人注目的研究：致密星系团中星系的演化、多星星系统的形成和早期演化、行星系统的形成和早期演化以及银河系的化学演化。 夏威夷州将提供建筑物和天文台圆顶）。位于希洛的夏威夷大学的本科天文学学位课程将广泛使用计划中的天文台。 夏威夷州的年轻人将接受天文学职业培训，并在莫纳山和希洛的许多天文台从事技术工作。***