Astronomical Optical Interferometry from the Lunar Surface
Fuente:
arXiv
Gespeichert in:
| Hauptverfasser: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Preprint |
| Veröffentlicht: |
2025
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| _version_ | 1866911238978535424 |
|---|---|
| author | van Belle, Gerard Boyajian, Tabetha Creech-Eakman, Michelle Elliott, John Ennico-Smith, Kimberly Hillsberry, Dan Hubbard, Kevin Ito, Takahiro Kulkarni, Shri Langford, Connor Lee, Laura Leisawitz, David Mamajek, Eric Martin, May Matsuo, Taro Mawet, Dimitri Monnier, John Morse, Jon Mozurkewich, Dave Niles, Paul Panning, Mark Pigue, Lori Sanghi, Aniket Schaefer, Gail Scott, Jeremy Shaklan, Stuart Spencer, Locke Tohuvavohu, Aaron Tuthill, Peter Valenta, Karel Wachs, Jordan |
| author_facet | van Belle, Gerard Boyajian, Tabetha Creech-Eakman, Michelle Elliott, John Ennico-Smith, Kimberly Hillsberry, Dan Hubbard, Kevin Ito, Takahiro Kulkarni, Shri Langford, Connor Lee, Laura Leisawitz, David Mamajek, Eric Martin, May Matsuo, Taro Mawet, Dimitri Monnier, John Morse, Jon Mozurkewich, Dave Niles, Paul Panning, Mark Pigue, Lori Sanghi, Aniket Schaefer, Gail Scott, Jeremy Shaklan, Stuart Spencer, Locke Tohuvavohu, Aaron Tuthill, Peter Valenta, Karel Wachs, Jordan |
| contents | The lunar surface is a compelling location for large, distributed optical facilities, with significant advantages over orbital facilities for high spatial resolution astrophysics. The serious development of mission concepts is timely because of the confluence of multiple compelling factors. Lunar access technology is maturing rapidly, in the form of both US-based crewed and uncrewed landers, as well as international efforts. Associated with this has been a definitive maturation of astronomical optical interferometry technologies at Earth-based facilities over the past three decades, enabling exquisitely sharp views on the universe previously unattainable, though limited at present by the Earth's atmosphere. Importantly, the increasing knowledge and experience base about lunar surface operations indicates it is not just suitable, but highly attractive for lunar telescope arrays. |
| format | Preprint |
| id |
arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2510_24901 |
| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2025 |
| record_format | arxiv |
| spellingShingle | Astronomical Optical Interferometry from the Lunar Surface van Belle, Gerard Boyajian, Tabetha Creech-Eakman, Michelle Elliott, John Ennico-Smith, Kimberly Hillsberry, Dan Hubbard, Kevin Ito, Takahiro Kulkarni, Shri Langford, Connor Lee, Laura Leisawitz, David Mamajek, Eric Martin, May Matsuo, Taro Mawet, Dimitri Monnier, John Morse, Jon Mozurkewich, Dave Niles, Paul Panning, Mark Pigue, Lori Sanghi, Aniket Schaefer, Gail Scott, Jeremy Shaklan, Stuart Spencer, Locke Tohuvavohu, Aaron Tuthill, Peter Valenta, Karel Wachs, Jordan Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics The lunar surface is a compelling location for large, distributed optical facilities, with significant advantages over orbital facilities for high spatial resolution astrophysics. The serious development of mission concepts is timely because of the confluence of multiple compelling factors. Lunar access technology is maturing rapidly, in the form of both US-based crewed and uncrewed landers, as well as international efforts. Associated with this has been a definitive maturation of astronomical optical interferometry technologies at Earth-based facilities over the past three decades, enabling exquisitely sharp views on the universe previously unattainable, though limited at present by the Earth's atmosphere. Importantly, the increasing knowledge and experience base about lunar surface operations indicates it is not just suitable, but highly attractive for lunar telescope arrays. |
| title | Astronomical Optical Interferometry from the Lunar Surface |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.24901 |