First look at HRCAM images from Dome A, Antarctica
Abstract HRCAM (High Resolution CAMera) is a Canon 50D 15-megapixel digital SLR camera equipped with a Sigma 4.5 mm f/2.8 fish-eye lens. It was installed at Dome A on the Antarctic plateau in January 2010 and photographs the sky every 15 minutes. Primarily functioning as a site-testing instrument, d...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s1743921312016651 2023-05-15T14:06:09+02:00 First look at HRCAM images from Dome A, Antarctica Sims, Geoff Ashley, Michael C. B. Cui, Xiangqun Feng, Long Long Gong, Xuefei Hu, Zhongwen Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Shang, Zhaohui Storey, John W. V. Tothill, Nick Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhenxi 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921312016651 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1743921312016651 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union volume 8, issue S288, page 38-41 ISSN 1743-9213 1743-9221 Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science journal-article 2012 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921312016651 2022-04-07T08:53:46Z Abstract HRCAM (High Resolution CAMera) is a Canon 50D 15-megapixel digital SLR camera equipped with a Sigma 4.5 mm f/2.8 fish-eye lens. It was installed at Dome A on the Antarctic plateau in January 2010 and photographs the sky every 15 minutes. Primarily functioning as a site-testing instrument, data obtained from HRCAM provide valuable statistics on cloud cover, sky transparency and the distribution and frequency of auroral activity. We present a first look at data from HRCAM during 2010, including an overview of how we intend to reduce the images. We also demonstrate the potential of stellar photometry by using linear combinations of the in-built Canon RGB filters to convert instrumental magnitudes into the photometric BVR bands. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Cambridge University Press (via Crossref) Antarctic The Antarctic Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 8 S288 38 41 |
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Abstract HRCAM (High Resolution CAMera) is a Canon 50D 15-megapixel digital SLR camera equipped with a Sigma 4.5 mm f/2.8 fish-eye lens. It was installed at Dome A on the Antarctic plateau in January 2010 and photographs the sky every 15 minutes. Primarily functioning as a site-testing instrument, data obtained from HRCAM provide valuable statistics on cloud cover, sky transparency and the distribution and frequency of auroral activity. We present a first look at data from HRCAM during 2010, including an overview of how we intend to reduce the images. We also demonstrate the potential of stellar photometry by using linear combinations of the in-built Canon RGB filters to convert instrumental magnitudes into the photometric BVR bands. |
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Sims, Geoff Ashley, Michael C. B. Cui, Xiangqun Feng, Long Long Gong, Xuefei Hu, Zhongwen Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Shang, Zhaohui Storey, John W. V. Tothill, Nick Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhenxi |
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First look at HRCAM images from Dome A, Antarctica |
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