Telescope and instrument robotization at Dome C

• Published in: Astronomische Nachrichten
• Main Authors: Strassmeier, K. G., Agabi, K., Agnoletto, L., Allan, A., Andersen, M. I., Ansorge, W., Bortoletto, F., Briguglio, R., Buey, J.‐T., Castellini, S., Coudé du Foresto, V., Damé, L., Deeg, H. J., Eiroa, C., Durand, G., Fappani, D., Frezzotti, M., Granzer, T., Gröschke, A., Kärcher, H. J., Lenzen, R., Mancini, A., Montanari, C., Mora, A., Pierre, A., Pirnay, O., Roncella, F., Schmider, F.‐X., Steele, I., Storey, J. W. V., Tothill, N. F. H., Travouillon, T., Vittuari, L., Weber, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2007
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asna.200710780; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fasna.200710780; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/asna.200710780

Abstract This article reviews the situation for robotization of telescopes and instruments at the Antarctic station Concordia on Dome C. A brain‐storming meeting was held in Tenerife in March 2007 from which this review emerged.We describe and summarize the challenges for night‐time operations of various astronomical experiments at conditions “between Earth and Space” and conclude that robotization is likely a prerequisite for continuous astronomical data taking during the 2000‐hour night at Dome C. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)