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My aim in this brief talk is to summarise some key observational issues concerning the epoch of galaxy formation, z f , in the light of both discussions at this meeting and possible instrumental developments of importance for the 1990’s. The points made serve to illustrate not only the diversity of opinion on when galaxies formed, but also the observational tasks ahead. I will concentrate mostly on uv-optical-ir opportunities because of my own bias, rather than because this wavelength region necessarily offers the most informative avenue for the future.
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Ellis, R. (1989). Future Observational Prospects. In: Frenk, C.S., Ellis, R.S., Shanks, T., Heavens, A.F., Peacock, J.A. (eds) The Epoch of Galaxy Formation. NATO ASI Series, vol 264. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0919-9_41
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