A team of Indian scientists has made a significant contribution to the field of astronomy.
Indian scientists develop open-source tool to generate infrared star catalogue for Thirty Meter Telescope.
Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is one of the largest ground-based telescopes set to be operational in the next decade.
This innovative tool will create a comprehensive catalogue of Near Infrared (NIR) stars, which will be crucial for the telescope’s Adaptive Optics (AO) system.
Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) along with the Giant Magellan Telescope and the European Southern Observatory’s Extremely Large Telescope are the future of ground-based astronomy.
India’s participation in the TMT collaboration involves three institutes: the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, the Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, and the Aryabhatta Research Institute for Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital.
The TMT’s Adaptive Optics System (AOS) is also known as the Narrow Field Infrared Adaptive Optics System (NFIRAOS).
