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

9418853 哈珀 该奖项将资助10名美国科学家参加一个研讨会，讨论在南极高原建立国际天文观测台的初步选址问题。 研讨会将 1995年2月在澳大利亚堪培拉的斯特罗姆洛山天文台。 美国协调员是来自芝加哥大学的多亚尔哈珀教授，南极天体物理研究中心主任。 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赛丁泉天文台的负责人。 该研讨会是在美国-澳大利亚合作科学计划和支持是通过工业、科学和技术部（DIST）提供的。 地球上没有其他地方的天文观测条件像南极高原上那样接近理想。 来自南极洲的观测可以打开宇宙的窗户，除了太空任务之外，宇宙通常是关闭的。一个能够利用这些自然条件的天文观测台将产生关于星系形成时期的令人兴奋的新发现，提供关于黑洞物理学的数据，允许探测光行星系统，并提供支持许多其他研究的关键数据。这次讨论会将是一次及时的机会，可以比较最近的成果，评价科学机会，并为天文学场址测试制订一项合理的国际计划，以便为在南极建立一个一流的观测站作准备。

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.