Autonomous observatories for the antarctic plateau

J. S. Lawrence; M. C. B. Ashley; J. W. V. Storey

doi:10.1017/S1743921312016602

Autonomous observatories for the antarctic plateau

J. S. Lawrence^*, M. C. B. Ashley, J. W. V. Storey

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6-14
Number of pages	9
Journal	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume	8
Issue number	S288
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312016602
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Astronomical Union Symposium (288th : 2012): Astrophysics from Antarctica - Beijing, China Duration: 20 Aug 2012 → 24 Aug 2012 Conference number: 288

Keywords

Antarctic astronomy
autonomous observatory
site testing

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