Major Radio Astronomy Telescope RT70-Suffa: Preparation for Future

Abstract

We briefly outline the Suffa large radio telescope project status and the preparation plan of local radio astronomers. The state-of-art mm-wave radio astronomy telescope having 70m main adaptive reflector will be completed on Suffa plateau in Uzbekistan in the near future. At the moment the steps are making also to further explore the Suffa site 'radioseeing' parameters for the atmosphere modelling at the site and to try to forecast the "radio-weather" for optimal planning the scientific schedule of the future telescope. The multiple step preparation and training of young local radio astronomers who will operate and make a research using this facility are also within our major aims. National University of Uzbekistan(NUU) and the State University of Information Technology(SUIT) will be basic universities for teaching students for these purposes. Naturally all above mentioned together with a broad international collaboration will facilitate for accelerating the rate of astronomical discovery.