UPWARD TRAJECTORY

During the course of Hamuy's career, Chile has emerged as a major player in the world of international astronomy, in no small part because of the extraordinary collection of telescopes housed in the country's highlands. By 2020, when the European Extremely Large Telescope is due to be comp...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 510; no. 7504; p. 204
Main Author Catanzaro, Michele
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 12.06.2014
Subjects
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Careers
Science
Telescopes
Chile
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Summary:During the course of Hamuy's career, Chile has emerged as a major player in the world of international astronomy, in no small part because of the extraordinary collection of telescopes housed in the country's highlands. By 2020, when the European Extremely Large Telescope is due to be completed, the country is expected to host 70% of the global observation surface for large optical and infrared telescopes.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/510204a