Thermal Infrared Ground Based Instruments: Lessons Learned (PPT)

With the imminent launch of the JWST, the field of thermal-infrared (TIR) astronomy will enjoy a revolution. It is easy to imagine that all areas of infrared (IR) astronomy will be greatly advanced, but perhaps impossible to conceive of the new vistas that will be opened. To allow both follow-up JWST observations and a continuance of work...

Challenges for mid-IR Instruments on ELTs (PPT)

I will briefly introduce the fundamental limitations of modern mid-IR facilities, both from ground and in space, and highlight their unique discovery spaces. I will generally discuss the unique challenges that ELTs impose on mid-IR instruments, from adaptive optics and high-contrast imaging to the complex thermal infrared background and and...

IR2020 Conference Summary Part I, II (PPT)