Research
The telescope will initially be applied to a wide and evolving range of research topics. Initially these will include a survey of the composition of Kuiper Belt objects orbiting the sun beyond Neptune, studies of the physical properties of comets, investigations of the evolution and structure of small galaxies, plus studies of the masses of stars, to name a few.
Project Leaders include, Director, Lowell Observatory; Bill DeGroff, Project Manager; and Edward Dunham, Instrument Scientist.
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