Astronomy in antarctica

MG Burton - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2010 - Springer
Antarctica provides a unique environment for astronomers to practice their trade. The cold,
dry and stable air found above the high Antarctic plateau, as well as the pure ice below …

Precision light curves from tess full-frame images: A different imaging approach

RJ Oelkers, KG Stassun - The Astronomical Journal, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Precision Light Curves from TESS Full-frame Images: A Different Imaging Approach -
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Sky Brightness and Transparency in the i-band at Dome A, Antarctica

H Zou, X Zhou, Z Jiang, MCB Ashley, X Cui… - The Astronomical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
The i-band observing conditions at Dome A on the Antarctic plateau have been investigated
using data acquired during 2008 with the Chinese Small Telescope Array. The sky …

Thermalizing a telescope in Antarctica–analysis of ASTEP observations

T Guillot, L Abe, A Agabi, JP Rivet… - Astronomische …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The installation and operation of a telescope in Antarctica represent particular challenges, in
particular the requirement to operate at extremely cold temperatures, to cope with rapid …

Photometry of variable stars from Dome A, Antarctica

L Wang, LM Macri, K Krisciunas, L Wang… - The Astronomical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Dome A on the Antarctic plateau is likely one of the best observing sites on Earth thanks to
the excellent atmospheric conditions present at the site during the long polar winter night …

The Multi-band Survey Telescope at Zhongshan Station, Antarctica

C Chen, Z Li, C Yang, Z Han, X Jiang… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT The Antarctic Plateau is considered to be the best ground-based astronomical
site on Earth. Compared with other middle latitude observatories, the telescopes located in …

Difference image analysis of defocused observations with CSTAR

RJ Oelkers, LM Macri, L Wang… - The Astronomical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Chinese Small Telescope ARray carried out high-cadence time-series
observations of 27 square degrees centered on the South Celestial Pole during the Antarctic …

Data release of the AST3-2 automatic survey from Dome A, Antarctica

X Yang, Y Hu, Z Shang, B Ma… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT AST3-2 is the second of the three Antarctic Survey Telescopes, aimed at wide-
field time-domain optical astronomy. It is located at Dome A, Antarctica, which is by many …

Photometry of variable stars from Dome A, Antarctica: Results from the 2010 observing season

L Wang, LM Macri, L Wang, MCB Ashley… - The Astronomical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We present results from a season of observations with the Chinese Small Telescope ARray,
obtained over 183 days of the 2010 Antarctic winter. We carried out high-cadence time …

Variable stars observed in the galactic disk by AST3-1 from Dome A, Antarctica

L Wang, B Ma, G Li, Y Hu, J Fu, L Wang… - The Astronomical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract AST3-1 is the second-generation wide-field optical photometric telescope
dedicated to time-domain astronomy at Dome A, Antarctica. Here, we present the results of …