Summary
Over the past decade we have developed a series of increas- ingly sophisticated robotic instruments for site testing in Antarctica. These range from exceedingly low power cloud monitors to fully au- tonomous 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 o®er over observatories at temperate locations.
Authors:Storey J.W.V. Ashley M.C.B. Burton M.G. Lawrence J.S.
Published in: 2004
Category 3: Conference paper
Program area: Astronomy
Storey J.W.V., Ashley M.C.B., Burton M.G., Lawrence J.S.
(2004)
Automated site testing from Antarctica,
EAS Publications Series (Dome C Astronomy and Astrophysics Meeting, Toulouse, July 2004)
14.
7-12;
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jacara/Papers/pdf/Toulouse2004_Storey.pdf;
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