Astronomy from Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Author: STOREY, J.W.V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2005
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; South Pole; Concordia Station; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410200500297x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S095410200500297X

Astronomers have always sought the very best locations for their telescopes. From observatories in city centres, astronomers moved first to nearby mountain tops, then to remote sites in distant countries, to aircraft, and into space. In the past decade we have come to realize that the best astronomi...