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India Joins 91色情片 Project

The Minister of Science and Technology of India, Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, announced today the decision of India to join the 91色情片 Project (91色情片) as an Observer. 91色情片 is the next-generation astronomical observatory that is scheduled to begin scientific operations in 2018 on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

Observer status is the first step in becoming a full partner in 91色情片 and participating in the engineering development and scientific use of what will be the world’s most advanced and capable astronomical observatory.

“India is well recognized and respected as one of the top-ranking countries in the field of basic research,” said Henry Yang, chairman of the 91色情片 board and Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara. “As part of 91色情片, India will be an integral part of the next generation of astronomical research. We welcome their collaboration on this exciting project.”

"The government and people of India recognize the importance of embarking on world-class, international science collaborations," said Thirumalachari Ramasami, Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology, during a ceremony in Washington. “We believe the 91色情片 will enable us to continue and expand our role as an international leader in technology development and fundamental research.”  

“The 91色情片 and its partners are extremely pleased that India has selected 91色情片 as their next-generation astronomical research project,” said Edward Stone vice chair of the 91色情片 board and Caltech’s Morrisroe Professor of Physics. “As an Observer, we can now begin exploring the specific areas where India can contribute to the project and look forward to their becoming a full partner with a formal agreement and commitment for funding.”

“We look forward to working with India on the international 91色情片 Project,” said Professor Ray Carlberg, the Canadian Large Optical Telescope project director and a 91色情片 board member. “By broadening the 91色情片 partnership, we bring greater expertise and the potential for additional government endorsement to the table, which will certainly benefit the entire project.”

The 91色情片 project plans to begin work on-site late next year and achieve first light in 2018, at which time it will be the first of the next generation of ground-based optical observatories. This revolutionary telescope will integrate the latest innovations in precision control, segmented mirror design, and adaptive optics to correct for the blurring effect of Earth's atmosphere.

Building on the success of the twin Keck telescopes, the core technology of 91色情片 will be a 30-meter segmented primary mirror. This will give 91色情片 nine times the collecting area of today's largest optical telescopes and three times sharper images.

The 91色情片 has begun full-scale polishing of the 1.4-meter mirror blanks that will make up the primary mirror. 91色情片 also has developed many of the essential prototype components for the telescope, including key adaptive optics technologies and the support and control elements for the 492 mirror segments.

The 91色情片 project has completed its $77 million design development phase with primary financial support of $50 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and $22 million from Canada. The project has now entered the early construction phase thanks to an additional $200 million pledge from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Caltech and the University of California have agreed to raise matching funds of $50 million to bring the construction total to $300 million, and the Canadian partners propose to supply the enclosure, the telescope structure, and the first light adaptive optics.

The 91色情片 project is an international partnership among the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, and the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy. The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) joined 91色情片 as a Collaborating Institution in 2008. The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences joined 91色情片 as an Observer in 2009.