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X-WR-CALNAME: IAC Talks: Open Astronomy Seminars
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CREATED:2009-11-06T00:00:00+00:00
X-WR-CALDESC: IAC Talks upcomming talks
SUMMARY:Kyoto 3.8m segmented telescope project
DESCRIPTION:Kyoto 3.8m segmented telescope project\nProf. Kazunari Shibata\
 n\nThe 3.8m optical and infrared telescope, which is Japan's first segment
 ed mirror telescope, is now being constructed using the world's first supe
 r high precision, high speed grinding technology and the world's first tru
 ss structure drive system. This is the joint project between Kyoto Univers
 ity, Nagoya University, National Astronomical Observatory, and Nano-Optoni
 cs Energy (private company) with the budget of the Nnao-Optonics Energy an
 d Dr Hiroshi Fujiwara (CEO of the Nano-Optonics Energy).\n\nThe telescope 
 will be completed in 2012 and installed in Okayama, and will become the bi
 ggest optical and infrared telescope in east Asia. The technologies for ma
 king this telescope such as (1) grinding technology, (2) segmented mirror,
  and (3) truss structure drive system are also basic technologies for the 
 future extremely large telescope such as the 30m telescope.\n\nThe scienti
 fic objective of the telescope is the search for the transient objects (ga
 mma ray bursts, black hole binaries, stellar flares) and the extra solar p
 lanets. How this project has emerged and developed will be discussed in de
 tail, including also the discussion about the possible future internationa
 l collaboration.
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