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Ciencia con los telescopios óptico-infrarrojos de CAHA y ORM en la próxima década A personal view / summary. F.Garzón. The role of 2-4m telescope station is being redefined 10m are in place ( + ELTs are coming ) popularity of legacy-type projects funds are decreasing
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Ciencia con los telescopios óptico-infrarrojos de CAHA y ORM en la próxima décadaA personal view/summary F.Garzón
The role of 2-4m telescopestationisbeingredefined • 10m are in place ( + ELTs are coming) • popularity of legacy-typeprojects • funds are decreasing • CommentsfromSpanish R+D+I National Plan • fromtragedyto horror picture show • Healthycommunitymaking use of a wellmanagedobservatories
Classic role distributionbet. 2-4m and 10m • 10m todedicatedstudies;small FOV; … • 2-4m to WF / surveyfacilities • butinstrument suite isone of thekeys • The 2-4m facilitiesmanagement and operationschemes are changing • itisessentialthatthecommunitykeeps a closemonitoringonalltheseprocesses • inputs tofunding agencies; obs. directors; TACs; … • thismeeting
2-4m are navigating in a difficult environment trying to survive • we need them • prove that high quality science can efficiently be made • good complementarity bet. telescopes of different sizes and the space projects Let’s look forward forpromptresults of alltheseefforts THANK YOU