ARENA: Antarctic Research, a European Network for Astronomy

ARENA：南极研究，欧洲天文学网络

• 批准号: LX0668749
• 负责人: Prof John Storey
• 金额: $ 0.67万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage - International
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2006-01-01 至 2007-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LX0668749
• 关键词: ARENA; Antarctic; Research; European; Network

With compelling evidence now growing that the world's best astronomical observing sites for optical/infrared astronomy are located on the high plateau of Australia's Antarctic Territory, a race is underway to establish the first major observing facilities there. The European Union have recently funded a network of 20 leading research institutes to coordinate the development of enabling technologies and astronomical programs in Antarctica, with a view to constructing a so-called 'Great Observatory'. Australia's participation in this network ensures continued technology exchange and builds our knowledge base in robotics, harsh-environment engineering and computational fluid dynamics, while creating important new astronomical opportunities.

越来越多的令人信服的证据表明，世界上最好的光学/红外天文观测地点位于澳大利亚南极领地的高原上，一场在那里建立第一个主要观测设施的竞赛正在进行。欧盟最近资助了一个由20个主要研究机构组成的网络，以协调在南极洲开发使能技术和天文项目，以期建立一个所谓的“大天文台”。澳大利亚参与该网络确保了持续的技术交流，并建立了我们在机器人、恶劣环境工程和计算流体动力学方面的知识库，同时创造了重要的新的天文学机会。