Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is a consortium of universities and other institutions that operates astronomical observatories and telescopes.

Centers

• 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.

Members

United States

• 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 Arizona
• University of California
• University of Chicago
• University of Colorado
• University of Florida
• University of Hawaii
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of Maryland, College Park
• University of Michigan
• University of Minnesota
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Virginia
• University of Washington
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Yale University

International affiliates

• Australian National University
• Leiden University
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• Universidad de Chile
• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Honours

The asteroid 19912 Aurapenenta was named in honour of the association's fiftieth anniversary, on 1 June 2007.†

External links

• Official website