The Uniqueness of the Geographic South Pole for the Observations of Large Scale Velocity Fields on the Sun: Some Experiences from a 120 Hours Continuous H-Alpha Patrol during January 1979

• Published in: Highlights of Astronomy
• Main Authors: Kusoffsky, U., Pomerantz, M. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1980
• Subjects: General Medicine; Austral; South Pole; Polar Plateau; South pole
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1539299600003774; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1539299600003774

Continuous solar observations over extended periods of time with the sun at constant altitude have heretofore been unobtainable. A solar observatory at the geographic South Pole will provide continuous homogenous observations of various solar features during the austral summer months. An optical sit...