Overview

SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation is the most prestigious event for experts working on synergies between telescopes and the instruments that enable their discoveries.

The future points toward instruments which could match the cost and complexity of the telescopes they are mounted on—a paradigm shift in the funding, design, management, and construction of these new systems.

The theme for the 2010 meeting is Observational Frontiers of Astronomy for the New Decade. The 2010 Call for Papers will be posted late August or early September 2009. Information on the Exhibition is available now.

The 2010 meeting will focus on the following areas:

Telescopes and Systems
•	Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes
•	Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation
•	Optical and IR Interferometry
•	Adaptive Optics Systems
•	Observatory Operations
•	Systems Engineering
Technology Advancements
•	Systems Engineering
•	Modern Technologies
•	Advanced Software and Control
•	Detectors