发表机构
National Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; China Chinese High Angular Resolution Southern Astronomical Laboratory (CHARSAL)/Astro-Photonics Laboratory/Space and Planetary Exploration Laboratory (SPEL), Dept. of Electrical Engineering, FCFM, Universidad de Chile; Centro de Astronomıa (CITEVA), Universidad de Antofagasta; Departamento de Astronomıa, Universidad de Chile; Instituto de Fisica y Astronomia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaıso; Astronomical Observatory, Volgina 7, PO Box 74 11060 Belgrade, Serbia; Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Oukaimeden Observatory, Laboratory of High Energy Physics and Astrophysics, FSSM, Cadi Ayyad University; Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS（中国科学院天文光学与技术研究所; 智利大学FCFM电气工程系中国高分辨率南天天文实验室/光子天文实验室/空间与行星探测实验室; 安托法加斯塔大学天文学中心(CITEVA); 智利大学天文学系; 瓦尔帕莱索大学理学院物理与天文研究所; 贝尔格莱德天文台; 俄罗斯科学院西伯利亚分支丘耶夫大气光学研究所; 卡迪阿亚德国立大学FSSM高能物理与天体物理学实验室乌凯梅登天文台; 中国科学院上海天文台）
机构由 AI 辅助整理，请以论文原文为准。AI 中文总结
本文提出金砖国家南方天文台（BRICS-SO）项目，邀请非洲国家投资智利，通过合作建设大型天文设施，以缩小技术差距、培养人才并促进国际交流。
AI 中文摘要
近期，金砖国家（BRICS）成立了一个前景广阔的天文学联盟（见此 https URL），去年一些新兴国家加入了该联盟，其中包括两个非洲国家，即埃及和埃塞俄比亚。可以肯定的是，未来几年其他非洲国家也将加入金砖+（BRICS+）。因此，通过汇聚各方努力，新兴国家（金砖+）必将迅速缩小其在天文学领域的技术差距，特别是通过雄心勃勃的大型项目。智利因其北部地区卓越的气候条件，被公认为世界天文学之都，所有大型联盟都在那里落户并应用了其全部专业技术。金砖国家（BRICS）的正式启动（及其随后向其他国家扩展为金砖+）被视为在天文学发展中放眼长远、大胆构思的绝佳机遇。中国已展现出巨大决心，成为南方国家中首个在智利建立天文设施的国家，从而为金砖+天文学家开辟了可能的机会。雄心勃勃的天文仪器设备对于天文学和天体物理学的未来至关重要。由于饱和，现有设施的获取变得越来越困难。现有的VLT-I/ELT等项目及其仪器需要国际机构之间数十年的合作。因此，金砖+天文学界有必要携手合作，开展雄心勃勃的项目，不失时机地为研究人员提供一个新的极点和新的机遇。这一极点（BRICS-SO）除了吸引高素质人才外，还将有助于在我们所有国家培养新一代人才，并鼓励交流与合作。
英文摘要
Recently, the BRICS countries created a promising astronomy consortium (https://www.bricsastronomy.org/), which was joined last year by some emerging countries, including two African countries, namely: Egypt and Ethiopia. Certainly, other African countries will join BRICS+ in the years to come. Thus, by pooling their efforts, emerging countries (BRICS+) are sure to quickly catch up with their technological delay in the field of astronomy, particularly through ambitious and large-scale projects. Chile, due to the exceptional climatic conditions of its North, is recognized as the world capital of astronomy where all the largest consortia have settled there and applied all their know-how. The official launch of BRICS (and then its expansion to other countries; BRICS+) is welcomed as an excellent opportunity to think big in the development of astronomy. China has shown great determination in being the first country in the South to establish astronomical facilities in Chile, thus opening a possible opportunity for BRICS+ astronomers. Ambitious astronomical instrumentation is essential for the future of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Access to existing facilities is becoming more and more difficult because of saturation. Existing programs like the VLT-I/ELT and their instruments necessitated decades of collaboration between international institutions. It is therefore necessary for the BRICS+ astronomical community to collaborate together on ambitious projects without wasting time in order to offer a new pole with new opportunities for the researchers. This pole (BRICS-SO), in addition to attracting highly qualified people, will also help train new generations in all our countries, and encourage exchanges and collaborations.
Comments7 pages, 3 figures
Journal refPublished online by Cambridge University Press: 30 July 2026
