SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation

Advancing astronomical engineering around the globe

We look forward to gathering in person 16—21 June 2024 in Yokohama, Japan, for SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, the most valuable technical event for ground-based, airborne, and space-based telescopes, and their supporting instrumentation. With a strong program and an active community, this event allows researchers and engineers to share advancements, discoveries, challenges, and project updates with colleagues from around the world.

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Telescopes and systems

Optical, infrared, and millimeter wave
Ultraviolet to gamma ray
Ground-based and airborne telescopes and instrumentation
Optical and infrared interferometry and imaging
Adaptive optics systems
Observatory operations: strategies, processes, and systems
Modeling, systems engineering, and project management for astronomy

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Emerging telescope technology on display at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation

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Learn from experts and connect with peers

Join us onsite in Yokohama for live instruction and take advantage of this opportunity to meet face-to-face with an expert instructor and a group of people with similar goals and challenges. Topics addressed in courses include systems engineering, modern optical testing, NIR spectrograph design, and more.

A man sits in a classroom to learn about systems engineering for an astronomical telescope

View highlights from the previous event

In case you missed it or you want to live it all over again, check out these highlights from the 2022 event. Watch a video of the JWST plenary, see photos from special events, and recall the faces of friends and colleagues who made this a memorable event.