Objective
Optical-infrared astronomy in Europe is in a state of transition and opportunity, with the goal of a viable structured European scale community in sight. A strong astronomical community requires access to state of the art infrastructures (telescopes), equipped with the best possible instrumentation, and with that access being open to all on a basis of competitive excellence. Further, the community needs training in optimal use of those facilities to be available to all, Critically, it needs a viable operational model, with long-term support from the national agencies, to operate those infrastructures. The most important need for most astronomers is to have open access to a viable set of medium aperture telescopes, with excellent facilities, complemented by superb instrumentation on the extant large telescopes, while working towards next generation instrumentation on the future flagship, the European Extremely Large Telescope. OPTICON has made a substantial contribution to preparing the realisation of that ambition. OPTICON supported R&D has, and is developing critical next-generation technology, to enhance future instrumentation on all telescopes. The big immediate challenge is to retain a viable set of well-equipped medium aperture telescopes. The present project is to make the proof of principle that such a situation is possible - a situation developed by OPTICON under its previous contracts, in collaboration with the EC supported strategy network ASTRONET - and set the stage for the step to full implementation.
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FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1
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CB2 1TN Cambridge
United Kingdom
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75794 PARIS
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00136 ROMA
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80539 Munchen
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SN2 1SZ SWINDON
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85748 Garching
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28006 MADRID
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91120 Palaiseau
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7991PD DWINGELOO
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38205 San Cristobal De La Laguna
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2601 CANBERRA CITY ACT
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221 00 LUND
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11 810 ATHINA
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L3 5UX Liverpool
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4099-002 Porto
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20133 Milano
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DH1 3LE DURHAM
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H91 Galway
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14482 Potsdam
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00-927 WARSZAWA
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2311 EZ Leiden
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EH14 4AS Edinburgh
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BA2 7AY Bath
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38330 Montbonnot Saint Martin
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1121 Budapest
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LA1 4YW Lancaster
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