Airglow and Aurorae at Dome A, Antarctica

• Published in: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• Main Authors: Sims, Geoff, Ashley, Michael C. B., Cui, Xiangqun, Everett, Jon R., Feng, LongLong, Gong, Xuefei, Hengst, Shane, Hu, Zhongwen, Lawrence, Jon S., Luong-van, Daniel M., Moore, Anna M., Riddle, Reed, Shang, Zhaohui, Storey, John W. V., Tothill, Nick, Travouillon, Tony, Wang, Lifan, Yang, Huigen, Yang, Ji, Zhou, Xu, Zhu, Zhenxi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2012
• Subjects: Astronomical Phenomena and Seeing; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; Australian Antarctic Division; International Polar Year; Polar Research Institute of China; United States Antarctic Program
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1086/666861

Despite the absence of artificial light pollution at Antarctic plateau sites such as Dome A, other factors such as airglow, aurorae, and extended periods of twilight have the potential to adversely affect optical observations. We present a statistical analysis of the airglow and aurorae at Dome A us...