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Beyond Dome C

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

J.W.V. Storey ,
M.C.B. Ashley ,
M.G. Burton  and
J.S. Lawrence
J.W.V. Storey
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
M.C.B. Ashley
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
M.G. Burton
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
J.S. Lawrence
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia

Abstract

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A well-focused research program over the past decade has shown that the South Pole has many remarkable characteristics that are particularly favorable for astronomy. These include the very cold, dry atmosphere and the vanishingly small free-air turbulence. Dome C, site of the new French/Italian station Concordia, has all of these attributes plus the added advantage of very low ground-level wind speeds. Higher on the plateau, locations such as the 4200 m high Dome A may well represent the ultimate ground based astronomical observing sites.

Type
II. Special Scientific Sessions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 13 , 2005 , pp. 951 - 952
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2005

References

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