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- Title
Autonomous observatories for the Antarctic plateau.
- Authors
Lawrence, J. S.; Ashley, M. C. B.; Storey, J. W. V.
- Abstract
Antarctic astronomical site-testing has been conducted using autonomous self-powered observatories for more than a decade (the AASTO at South Pole, the AASTINO at Dome C, and PLATO at Dome A/Dome F). More recently autonomous (PLATO) observatories have been developed and deployed to support small-scale scientific instruments, such as HEAT, a 0.6 m aperture terahertz telescope at Ridge A, and AST3, a 0.5 m optical telescope array at Dome A. This paper reviews the evolution of autonomous Antarctic astronomical observatories, and discusses the requirements and implications for observatories that will be needed for future larger-scale facilities.
- Publication
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2012, Vol 8, Issue S288, p6
- ISSN
1743-9213
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1743921312016602