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Scientific requirements for ELTs: exoplanets & star formation parallel session summary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2006

Mark J. McCaughrean
Mark J. McCaughrean
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Group, School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QL, UK email: mjm@astro.ex.ac.uk
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Abstract

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I present a brief summary of the parallel session on exoplanets and star formation, and how their study drives the science requirements for extremely large ground-based telescopes. I also offer a few thoughts on the development of these highly ambitious and highly expensive new astronomical facilities, as viewed from the perspective of someone also involved in the James Webb Space Telescope.

Keywords

Planetary systemsStars: formationInstrumentation: high angular resolutionTelescopes
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Symposium S232: Scientific Requirements for Extremely Large Telescopes , November 2005 , pp. 472 - 478
Copyright
2006 International Astronomical Union