University of São Paulo joins GMT
The Giant Magellan Telescope has just taken another step towards completion by welcoming the University of São Paulo, funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation of Brazil, into the collaboration. Other GMT partners are The University of Arizona, Astronomy Australia Limited, The Australian National University, The Carnegie Institution for Science, Harvard University, the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, the Smithsonian Institution, Texas A&M University, the University of Chicago, the University of Texas at Austin.
Initial preparations of the mountain site at Cerro Las Campanas have been completed, with construction expected in 2015. The first four mirrors (of seven) will be installed into the telescope for observing in 2021. One of the initial four mirrors is complete, two are being ground and polished, and the fourth is to be cast in early 2015.
The official press release can be found HERE
The GMT website is HERE
The NY Times article on giant new telescopes is found HERE
Tom Beal's Arizona Daily Star article on the telescope and partners is HERE
Aug 4 LA Times article about GMT can be found HERE
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