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Automated Site Testing from Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2006

M. Giard ,
F. Casoli ,
F. Paletou ,
J. W.V. Storey ,
M. C.B. Ashley ,
M. G. Burton  and
J. S. Lawrence
J. W.V. Storey*
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
M. C.B. Ashley
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
M. G. Burton
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
J. S. Lawrence
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
*
j.storey@phys.unsw.edu.au
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Abstract

Over the past decade we have developed a series of increasingly sophisticated robotic instruments for site testing in Antarctica. These range from exceedingly low power cloud monitors to fully autonomous 30 cm telescopes, and cover from the ultraviolet to the sub-mm. These instruments have been very successful at characterising the Antarctic sky, and have demonstrated beyond doubt the advantages Antarctic plateau sites offer over observatories at temperate locations.

Type
Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 14: Dome C Astronomy and Astrophysics Meeting , 2005 , pp. 7 - 12
Copyright
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2005

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