Chinese small telescope ARray (CSTAR) for Antarctic Dome A

Yuan Xiangyan; Cui Xiangyan; Liu Genrong; Zhai Fengxiang; Gong Xuefei; Zhang Ru; Xia Lirong; Hu Jingyao; J. S. Lawrence; Yan Jun; J. W. V. Storey; Wang Lifan; Feng Longlong; M. C. B. Ashley; Zhou Xu; Jiang Zhaoji; Zhu Zhenxi

doi:10.1117/12.788748

Chinese small telescope ARray (CSTAR) for Antarctic Dome A

Yuan Xiangyan^*, Cui Xiangyan, Liu Genrong, Zhai Fengxiang, Gong Xuefei, Zhang Ru, Xia Lirong, Hu Jingyao, J. S. Lawrence, Yan Jun, J. W. V. Storey, Wang Lifan, Feng Longlong, M. C. B. Ashley, Zhou Xu, Jiang Zhaoji, Zhu Zhenxi

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Abstract

Chinese first arrived in Antarctic Dome A in Jan. 2005 where is widely predicted to be a better astronomical site than Dome C where have a median seeing of 0.27arcsec above 30m from the ground. This paper introduces the first Chinese Antarctic telescope for Dome A (CSTAR) which is composed of four identical telescopes, with entrance pupil 145 mm, 20 square degree FOV and four different filters g, r, i and open band. CSTAR is mainly used for variable stars detection, measurement of atmosphere extinction, sky background and cloud coverage. Now CSTAR has been successfully deployed on Antarctic Dome A by the 24th Chinese expedition team in Jan. 2008. It has started automatic observation since March 20, 2008 and will continuously observe the south area for the whole winter time. The limited magnitude observed is about 16.5m with 20 seconds exposure time. CSTARS's success is a treasurable experience and we can benefit a lot for our big telescope plans, including our three ongoing 500mm Antarctic Schmidt telescopes (AST3).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes II
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE
Editors	Larry M. Stepp, Roberto Gilmozzi
Place of Publication	Bellingham, WA
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
Volume	7012
ISBN (Print)	9780819472229
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788748
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes II - Marseille, France Duration: 23 Jun 2008 → 28 Jun 2008

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Other	Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes II
Country/Territory	France
City	Marseille
Period	23/06/08 → 28/06/08

Keywords

Chinese small telescope array (CSTAR)
Continuous observation
Dome A
Variable detection

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Xiangyan, Y., Xiangyan, C., Genrong, L., Fengxiang, Z., Xuefei, G., Ru, Z., Lirong, X., Jingyao, H., Lawrence, J. S., Jun, Y., Storey, J. W. V., Lifan, W., Longlong, F., Ashley, M. C. B., Xu, Z., Zhaoji, J., & Zhenxi, Z. (2008). Chinese small telescope ARray (CSTAR) for Antarctic Dome A. In L. M. Stepp, & R. Gilmozzi (Eds.), Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes II: Proceedings of SPIE (Vol. 7012, pp. 1-8). [70124G] SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788748

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Chinese small telescope ARray (CSTAR) for Antarctic Dome A. / Xiangyan, Yuan; Xiangyan, Cui; Genrong, Liu et al.

Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes II: Proceedings of SPIE. ed. / Larry M. Stepp; Roberto Gilmozzi. Vol. 7012 Bellingham, WA : SPIE, 2008. p. 1-8 70124G.

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