Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LE110100055
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Hidden Earths and distant Suns: a new optical astronomy observatory in Tasmania. This facility at the University of Tasmania will be a remotely operable 1.3 metre optical telescope with a suite of powerful scientific cameras. It will be used to hunt for Earth-like planets around other stars and to study the variability of stars like the Sun, helping to answer fundamental questions about the Universe and our place in it.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2011
End Date: 03-2014
Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
Funding Amount: $275,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems | Astronomical and Space Sciences | Galactic Astronomy | Astronomical and Space Instrumentation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Climate Variability (excl. Social Impacts) |
