ELT

| Australian Extremely Large Telescope Working Group (ELTWG) Website |
| Submission to the National Research Infrastructure Taskforce Department of Education, Science and Training 29 August 2003 This submission was made by the Extremely Large Telescope Working Group (ELTWG) set up by the National Committee for Astronomy (NCA) of the Australian Academy of Science. The ELTWG is tasked by the NCA with exploring opportunities for Australian participation in projects to build an extremely large optical/infrared ground-based telescope (an ELT). This submission considers the research infrastructure needed for a future large optical telescope. Such a telescope will be a high priority for Australian astronomers in the coming decade, and this submission focuses on the infrastructure issues that are specifically relevant to realizing this particular major research facility. This submission is complementary to, and should be read in conjunction with, other submissions from the astronomical community that deal more generally with research infrastructure issues. In this context, the following sections address the various issues raised in the Invitation for Submission. Download the submission (pdf; 500kB) Research Infrastructure for a Future Large Optical Telescope |