The world's largest telescope

Five countries, Japan and the United States, and China built in the U.S. Mauna Kea summit the world's largest telescope. Total investment of 150 billion yen, started construction in 2014, aiming for completion in FY 2009. Greatly exceeds the performance of the telescope currently in operation, Earth observation of the first stars of the universe and the second not long after birth, the body is expected to live life.The construction of the "TMT" The next generation of optical-infrared telescope, Canada and India also participated. Signed a memorandum of understanding in October, decided to formally construction in January 2002.
The country plays in one of the huge construction costs required for development and advanced technology telescope is difficult, while the mark is put together in such as rice and gave them the day preceding financial power in space observation. Track record in both countries is becoming a rocket launch, speculation to increase its international presence in the field of basic science suggesting that the observed universe.
U.S. 35.5%, Japan 25%, Canada 17.8%, China 11.2%, 150 billion yen is expected that India will take on the 10.5%. It is a policy of the Ministry of Education included in the FY 2001 budget request of some of the budget that will be paid by the Japanese yen 37.5 billion.
There are 30 meters in diameter of the reflector to expand the image of the celestial body that is beyond the universe. And more than (8.2 m year-on-year) and Japan's Subaru telescope (10 m year) Keck telescope currently one of the largest rice. 13 times higher than the Subaru ability to collect light, up nearly four times the resolution. Being able to determine the planet in the universe about 20 billion times away in the distance the earth and the sun.
Because it takes a long time to reach the light to the Earth, in space observation mirrors the old form as those distant. To galaxy 12.9 billion years ago, are out of the universe can be observed in a Subaru was born 13.7 billion years ago. In the next generation telescope planets and find out from the beginning to clarify the origins of the universe, similar to Earth outside our solar system, as well as "dark matter" unidentified substance that meets the universe.
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and companies to make the reflector. A combination of the 492 pieces of small reflector, finished one. The United States has developed a driving device camera and telescope observations of California and the California Institute of Technology. China National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, India, Ministry of Science and Technology will play a major part in the vicinity of the equipment.
I guess you will be able to capture the birth of the universe, not long. It is fun to come Ukabiaga~tsu figure what. Would also feel that we must formed a cooperation in one country is so difficult because the construction will take huge budget, I want to build a global cooperation beyond the speculation of a country.



日本や米国、中国など５カ国が世界最大の望遠鏡を米ハワイ島マウナケア山頂に建設する。総額1500億円を投じ、2014年度に着工、21年度の完成を目指す。現在運用中の望遠鏡の性能を大きく上回り、誕生間もない宇宙や最初の星、生命体がすむ第２の地球の観測が期待される。
　次世代の光学赤外線望遠鏡「ＴＭＴ」の建設には、カナダやインドも参加する。10月にも覚書を結び、14年１月にも建設を正式に決める。
　望遠鏡に必要な先進技術の開発や巨額の建設費を一国で担うのは難しく、宇宙観測で先行する日米などに、資金力をつけた中印が組む。両国はロケット打ち上げで実績を残しつつあり、宇宙観測という基礎科学分野でも国際的な存在感を高める思惑がうかがえる。
　1500億円は米国が35.5％、日本が25％、カナダが17.8％、中国が11.2％、インドが10.5％を引き受ける予定。日本が負担する375億円の一部を文部科学省が13年度予算案の概算要求に盛り込む方針だ。
　宇宙のかなたにある天体の像を拡大する反射鏡の直径が30メートルある。現在最大級の米ケック望遠鏡（同10メートル）や日本のすばる望遠鏡（同8.2メートル）などを上回る。すばるよりも光を集める能力は13倍高く、解像度も４倍近く上がる。地球と太陽の距離の約200億倍離れた宇宙にある惑星を判別できるという。
　光が地球へ届くまでに長大な時間がかかるため、宇宙観測では遠いものほど古い姿を映す。137億年前に誕生した宇宙のうち129億年前の銀河までが、すばる望遠鏡で観察できている。次世代望遠鏡では宇宙の成り立ちを最初から解明し、太陽系の外で地球に似た惑星や、宇宙を満たす正体不明の物質「暗黒物質」なども調べる。
　日本は国立天文台や企業が反射鏡を作る。小型の反射鏡を492枚組み合わせて、１枚に仕上げる。米国はカリフォルニア大やカリフォルニア工科大が観測カメラや望遠鏡の駆動装置を開発。中国は国家天文台、インドは科学技術省が主要部品の周辺の機器を担う。
　誕生間もない宇宙を捉えることができるようになるんでしょうね。どんな姿が浮かび上がってくるのか楽しみですね。巨額な予算が掛かるので一国では建設は難しいので協力体制を組んでいかなければならないでしょうが、一国の思惑を超えて世界的な協力体制を構築して欲しい気もしますね。