Mercator telescope (MERCATOR) KU Leuven
With this project, we request funding to pursue the operations of the Flemish Mercator Telescope in the 2021-2024 timeframe under the ongoing Flemish-Spain bilateral international agreement. The application’s budget covers the cost of two technical staff members based at La Palma, Spain (this is the minimum number of staff members under which one can operate the telescope all year round), one postdoctoral researcher employed at KU Leuven performing Mercator science exploitation on a joint IAC-KU Leuven Mercator project, as obliged under the bilateral agreement as well as the running and ...