U.S.-Mexico Cooperative Research: Magellan/SPM 6.5m Telescope Project

小行星9503714 该美洲方案奖将为美国亚利桑那大学和华盛顿卡内基研究所的天文学家与墨西哥国立自治大学的墨西哥天文学家之间建立合作提供支持。 建议的工作，由教授领导。 亚利桑那大学的Peter Strittmatter和墨西哥国立自治大学天文研究所所长格洛丽亚Koenigsberger教授的长期目标是建造一个麦哲伦级6.5米光学/红外望远镜，这将有助于墨西哥和美国天文学家的天文研究， 和 其他 这种望远镜，以及墨西哥和美国光学设计和制造技术的进步。 研究人员将访问墨西哥国立自治大学、位于圣佩德罗马蒂尔的墨西哥国家天文台、位于普埃布拉的国家天体物理学、光学和电子研究所以及位于莱昂的光学研究所，以便规划合作工作，制定圣佩德罗马蒂尔的现场测试方案，开展工程和光学方面的关键研究，积极开展合作， 在天文学基础上 对 现有的观测设施。 ***

9503714 Strittmatter This Americas Program award will provide support for establishing collaboration between astronomers at the University of Arizona and the Carnegie Institution of Washington in the United States, and Mexican astronomers from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). The proposed work, headed by Prof. Peter Strittmatter of the University of Arizona and Prof. Gloria Koenigsberger, Director of the Institute of Astronomy of UNAM, has as long term goals the construction of a Magellan class 6.5m optical/infrared telescope which will facilitate astronomical research by Mexican and U.S. astronomers, the development of state-of-the-art instrumentation for this and other such telescopes, and the advancement of optical design and fabrication technology in both Mexico and the U.S. Researchers will visit Mexican sites at UNAM, the Mexican National Observatory at San Pedro Martir, the National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics, and Electronics in Puebla, and the Institute for Optics in Leon in order to plan collaborative work, develop a site testing program at San Pedro Martir, carry out critical studies in engineering and optics, and develop active collaboration in astronomical sciences based on existing observational facilities. ***