Giant Magellan Telescope FAQs Answered by Experts

Описание: Your most frequently asked questions about the Giant Magellan Telescope answered by the experts that are building it. Skip ahead to the topics that interest you most:

00:30 What science are you most excited about when Giant Magellan Telescope comes online? – Rebecca Bernstein, Chief Scientist

1:19 Where is the Giant Magellan Telescope being built and what are the benefits of this location? – Francisco Figueroa, Site Operations Manager

1:59 What kind of enclosure is needed for the Giant Magellan Telescope? – Bruce Bigelow, Site, Enclosure, and Facilities Manager

3:05 What is the mirror simulator and what testing will be conducted with it to ensure success in building the Giant Magellan Telescope? – Barbra Fischer, Primary Mirror Subsystem Manager

3:52 How will an astronomer get time on the telescope? – Bob Goodrich, Observatory Scientist

4:25 What are the seismic challenges faced with the Giant Magellan Telescope and what is being done to mitigate these challenges? – Dave Ashby, Project Engineer

5:27 How does the size of the Giant Magellan Telescope design challenges? – George Angeli, Former Project Systems Engineer

6:06 What is the Giant Magellan telescope mount? – William Burgett, Deputy Project Manager

7:29 Why do we need bigger telescopes? – James Fanson, Former Project Manager

For more information about the Giant Magellan Telescope, visit https://www.giantmagellan.org/.