by Sally Oey, Tom Maccarone, Fred Walter, Charles Bailyn, Jay Gallagher, Todd Henry, Terry Oswalt, Derek Buzasi, J. Allyn Smith, Rachael Beaton, Jim Webb, Brad Barlow, Misty Bentz, Leslie Hebb, Patrick Kelly, Jedidah Isler, Michael Meyer, John Salzer, and Simone Scaringi
Published onSep 30, 2019
2020 Vision: Towards a Sustainable OIR System
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Abstract
US astronomy needs open-access telescopes of all apertures. We urge Astro2020 to explicitly promote the modest (1-4 m) facilities, and to recommend enhancing their funding stream. Further study is needed to prioritize their exciting potential capabilities, and to establish sustainable, long-term planning for the ground-based, OIR System.
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