The Life Story of an Infrared Telescope

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Davies, John K. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

Written by one of the astronomers who 'lived the dream' of working there this book is a restrospectively expanded diary featuring the 'birth and long life' of what was a truely innovative telescope. Based on input received from people involved in its planning, building, operation...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Conception
• Design and Planning
• The Project Advances
• To Hawaii
• Making It Work.-  Early Operations 1980-1981
• Consolidation 1982-1985
• IRCAM:The beginning of the Array Revolution
• Cooled grating Spectrographs
• Changes at the Top
• Upgrading the telescope for the 21st century
• Restructuring ( 1995)
• ORAC It pipes, therefore it is. 1996-2000
• Michelle (95-2004)
• Departures 2000-2002
• Flexible Scheduling and the OMP 2001-2003
• UIST 2000-2009
• The new era of Wide-field Astronomy at UKIRT
• Into A Third decade.- UKIRT under threat
• Battle for Survival
• The Axe Falls
• Epilogue.