Daytime astronomical observing conditions at South Pole
The Sun has been observed at South Pole nearly every austral summer since 1979. This experience shows that the duration of uninterrupted observations is limited by clouds to runs of at best ~150 hours. Impressively high duty cycles can be achieved over longer periods. Sky clarity is often superb but...
| Published in: | Highlights of Astronomy |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1992
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1539299600022577 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1539299600022577 |