月からの天体物理学

B F Burke

Science (New York, N.Y.)

|December 7, 1990

まとめ

月は月,月が月である.

科学分野:

天文学と天体物理学について
月科学月科学月科学

背景:

月は,天文観測のための安定した環境を提供します.
月面基地を設置すれば,複雑な機器の配備とメンテナンスが可能になる.

研究の目的:

月面ベースの天文望遠鏡の実現可能性を検討する.
月面での大光孔合成器具の潜在能力を探求する.

主な方法:

既存の天文学技術と月面基地概念のレビュー.
月面ベースの光学開口合成配列のパラメータ分析.

主要な成果:

月面は,高度な天文観測所のために適しています.
Very Large Array (VLA) と似たような光学孔径合成装置は,月面望遠鏡の設計として有効である.

結論:

月面基地は,高度な天文学機器の製造と運用を容易にするだろう.
月は,将来の光学天文学のためのユニークで有利なプラットフォームを提供します.

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