Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities - Grant ID: LE150100055 [ 2015-04-16 - 2016-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Prof Christopher Blake (Chief Investigator) ,  A/Prof Darren Croton (Chief Investigator) ,  A/Prof Martin Meyer (Chief Investigator) ,  Aaron Robotham (Chief Investigator) ,  Associate Professor Michael Brown (Chief Investigator)
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Brief description The Australian European Southern Observatory Positioner (AESOP). The Australian European Southern Observatory Positioner (AESOP): The aim of the Australian European Southern Observatory Positioner (AESOP) is to fund the construction costs of an innovative instrument to be built in Australia and installed onto the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) VISTA telescope. Australia leads the world in fibre-positioning instrumentation and their scientific exploitation. This project will allow Australian researchers to take a leading role through major studies of the spatial distributions of galaxies. The outcomes of the project will be construction and delivery of an optical fibre-positioning system to the ESO, resulting in general access to the ESO's premier survey facility for eight Australian researchers.

Funding Amount $560,000

Funding Scheme Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities

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