The PLATO Dome A Site-Testing Observatory : instrumentation and first results
The PLATeau Observatory (PLATO) is an automated self-powered astrophysical observatory that was deployed to Dome A, the highest point on the Antarctic plateau, in 2008 January. PLATO consists of a suite of site-testing instruments designed to quantify the benefits of the Dome A site for astronomy, a...
Published in: | Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Astronomical Society of the Pacific
2009
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Online Access: | https://authors.library.caltech.edu/14040/ https://authors.library.caltech.edu/14040/1/Yang2009p590.pdf https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20090422-082809119 |