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An automated South Pole stellar telescope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

K-Y. Chen ,
J. Esper ,
J. D. McNeill ,
J. P. Oliver ,
G. Schneider  and
F. B. Wood
K-Y. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32611 U. S. A.
J. Esper
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32611 U. S. A.
J. D. McNeill
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32611 U. S. A.
J. P. Oliver
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32611 U. S. A.
G. Schneider
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32611 U. S. A.
F. B. Wood
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32611 U. S. A.

Abstract

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An 8-cm optical telescope is constructed for use at the south pole. It is designed to make photoelectric observations of selected stars continuously through an austral winter. The automated operation is controlled by a computer. The aim is to study the variability of the star γ2 Velorum as well as the condition of the polar sky and the performance of the instrument.

Type
I. Telescopes and Instrumentation
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 118: Instrumentation and Research Programmes for Small Telescopes , 1986 , pp. 83 - 84
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986 

References

Schneider, G., Wood, F. B., Chen, K-Y., Giovane, F., Oliver, J. P. 1984. Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc. 16, 497.Google Scholar