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Autonomous observatories for the Antarctic plateau

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2013

J. S. Lawrence ,
M. C. B. Ashley  and
J. W. V. Storey
J. S. Lawrence
Affiliation:
Australian Astronomical Observatory, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia, email: jl@aao.gov.au
M. C. B. Ashley
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia email: m.ashley@unsw.edu.au, j.storey@unsw.edu.au
J. W. V. Storey
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia email: m.ashley@unsw.edu.au, j.storey@unsw.edu.au
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Abstract

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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.

Keywords

Antarctic astronomysite testingautonomous observatory
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S288: Astrophysics from Antarctica , August 2012 , pp. 6 - 14
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

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