Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
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The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is a consortium of universities and other institutions. It operates astronomical observatories and telescopes.
AURA's centers are:
- Gemini Observatory managed by AURA for an international partnership to operate twin telescopes, one on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and the other on Cerro Pachon in Chile.
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) - AURA operates NOAO telescopes at Kitt Peak in Arizona and Cerro Tololo in Chile.
- National Solar Observatory (NSO) - AURA operates NSO conducting research at Sacramento Peak in New Mexico and at Kitt Peak in Arizona.
- Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) - AURA manages STScI for NASA to carry out the scientific mission of the Hubble Space Telescope.
- New Initiative Office (NIO) - AURA established the NIO to work towards construction of a Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope.
Its members include:
- United States institutions
- Boston University
- California Institute of Technology
- Carnegie Institution of Washington
- Harvard University
- Indiana University
- Iowa State University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Michigan State University
- New Mexico State University
- Ohio State University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Princeton University
- Rutgers University
- State University of New York
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Arizona
- University of California
- University of Chicago
- University of Colorado
- University of Florida
- University of Hawaii
- University of Illinois
- University of Maryland, College Park
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington
- University of Wisconsin
- Yale University
- International affiliates
External link
- Official website (http://www.aura-astronomy.org/)