OPTICON
Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy
| Coordinatore | THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Organization address
address: The Old Schools, Trinity Lane contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 13˙232˙029 € |
| EC contributo | 10˙000˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures |
| Code Call | FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2008-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-CSA-Infra |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-01-01 - 2012-12-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Organization address
address: The Old Schools, Trinity Lane contact info |
UK (CAMBRIDGE) | coordinator | 755˙698.25 |
| 2 |
EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY - ESO EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Organization address
address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 contact info |
DE (GARCHING) | participant | 2˙477˙716.80 |
| 3 |
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
Organization address
address: Polaris House North Star Avenue contact info |
UK (SWINDON) | participant | 1˙492˙951.40 |
| 4 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue Michel -Ange 3 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 1˙358˙668.50 |
| 5 |
MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
Organization address
address: Hofgartenstrasse 8 contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | participant | 624˙796.56 |
| 6 |
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ASTROFISICA
Organization address
address: Viale del Parco Mellini 84 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 430˙711.60 |
| 7 |
UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
Organization address
address: STOCKTON ROAD THE PALATINE CENTRE contact info |
UK (DURHAM) | participant | 406˙000.00 |
| 8 |
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
Organization address
address: BINARA STREET INDUSTRY HOUSE 10 contact info |
AU (CANBERRA CITY ACT) | participant | 391˙451.25 |
| 9 |
OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
Organization address
address: Avenue de la Division Leclerc 29 contact info |
FR (CHATILLON) | participant | 385˙000.00 |
| 10 |
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
Organization address
address: Heidelberglaan 8 contact info |
NL (UTRECHT) | participant | 340˙092.50 |
| 11 |
KIEPENHEUER-INSTITUT FUER SONNENPHYSIK
Organization address
address: SCHONECKSTRASSE 6 contact info |
DE (Freiburg im Breisgau) | participant | 277˙137.80 |
| 12 |
UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO
Organization address
address: PRACA GOMES TEIXEIRA contact info |
PT (PORTO) | participant | 169˙999.60 |
| 13 |
CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT
Organization address
address: RUE JAQUET DROZ 1 contact info |
CH (NEUCHATEL) | participant | 124˙999.50 |
| 14 |
NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION
Organization address
address: "LUND OBSERVATORY, SOLVEGATAN 27" contact info |
SE (LUND) | participant | 121˙590.00 |
| 15 |
INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS
Organization address
address: CALLE VIA LACTEA contact info |
ES (SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA) | participant | 117˙922.44 |
| 16 |
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY
Organization address
address: University Road - contact info |
IE (GALWAY) | participant | 113˙999.94 |
| 17 |
KUNGLIGA VETENSKAPSAKADEMIEN
Organization address
address: LILLA FRESCATIVAGEN 4A contact info |
SE (STOCKHOLM) | participant | 103˙874.40 |
| 18 |
"STICHTING ASTRON, NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY"
Organization address
address: Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 contact info |
NL (DWINGELOO) | participant | 100˙000.00 |
| 19 |
POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Organization address
address: PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 contact info |
IT (MILANO) | participant | 60˙000.00 |
| 20 |
LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: Egerton Court Rodney Street 2 contact info |
UK (LIVERPOOL) | participant | 56˙851.20 |
| 21 |
THEMIS S.L.
Organization address
address: CALLE VIA LACTEA contact info |
ES (SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA) | participant | 45˙269.28 |
| 22 |
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS
Organization address
address: Lofos Nymfon contact info |
EL (ATHINA) | participant | 45˙269.15 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The Optical Infrared Coordination Network for astronomy brings together all the national and international agencies and organisations which fund, support, develop and operate Europe's facilities for optical and infrared astronomy, both night-time - callsical astronomy- and daytime - solar astronomy. Opticon provides a framework allowing joint action to improve the quality of Europe's infrastructures, to train new astronomers, especially those from Central Europe, in modern new research methods, to develop innovative technologies to enhance research quality, to plan for future developments, and to work towards a strategic plan for Europe's future research infrastructures.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
An EU-funded initiative brought together Europe's national and international agencies to ensure that astronomers can carry out their research with state-of-the-art optical and infrared telescopes.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
The http://www.astro-opticon.org/fp7-2009-2012.html (OPTICON) (Optical infrared coordination network for astronomy) project sought to identify open challenges for optical and infrared astronomy across Europe. Its ultimate goal was to underline opportunities where progress can be made through collaboration and to take action to achieve this.
OPTICON provided a framework that allowed joint actions to improve the quality of Europe's infrastructures for both night-time and daytime (solar) astronomy. It formed part of the Seventh Framework Programme's (FP7) focus on infrastructure development and involved many of Europe's astronomical observatories, data centres and laboratories.
Research was dedicated to developing lasers, fast, sensitive detectors and adaptive optics. New instrumentation was investigated to allow astronomers to approach the upper limits of angular resolution. Preparing the ground for the future European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), with a hundred times the power of today's instruments, was a key aim of the OPTICON project.
On the other hand, OPTICON's networking activities ensured the widest possible community for next-generation research facilities. The transnational access programme opened up Europe's major telescopes, as well as world-class facilities in the Canary Islands. In addition to supporting qualified users, training was offered to new astronomers, especially scientists from central Europe.
The multinational team of experts created a state-of-the-art technical environment that encouraged both skills development and research excellence. OPTICON also contributed towards a strategic plan for Europe's future astronomical infrastructures. The next step is implementation, for which an extension of the project until 2016 has been approved by the EU.