The role of 2 - 4m Telescopes in the Era of the Large and Extremely Large Telescopes

19 - 22 October 2010, Dornburg castle, Germany

2nd Announcement

Tautenburg Observatory 50th Anniversary Symposium 19 - 22 October 2010

Big Science with Small Telescopes: The role of 2-4m Telescopes in the Era of the Large and Extremely Large Telescopes

This colloquium will focus on ways to maximize the scientific return of small telescopes in an astronomical era that is becoming more dominated by large aperture (8-42 m) telescopes. There are a number of fields that can exploit small telescopes (e.g. asteroseismology, large surveys, exoplanets, etc.) Scientific talks will focus on ways that telescopes up to 4m in diameter can make significant contributions to various fields.

      Dates: 19 - 22 October 2010
      Location: Dornburger Castles, Dornburg

Main topics of the colloquium will include:

   - Large scale surveys
   - Transient Phenomena
   - Longterm monitoring
   - Science with Network/Multi-site Telescopes
   - Support of Space Missions
   - New Facilities and Instrumentation

Registration is now open through: http://www.tls-tautenburg.de/tls50/registration.php .

Deadline for contribution abstract submission: 8 August 2010

The conference fee will be 100 Euros payable in advance or 150 Euros payable at the conference registration desk. There is an additional charge of 30 Euros for the conference dinner.

Additional information can be found on the conference website: http://www.tls-tautenburg.de/tls50/tls50.php.

Or the TLS website: http://www.tls-tautenburg.de.