Observing exoplanets from Antarctica in two colours: set-up and operation of ASTEP+

• Published in: Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IX
• Main Authors: Schmider, François-Xavier, Abe, Lyu, Agabi, Karim, Bendjoya, Philippe, Crouzet, Nicolas, Dransfield, Georgina, Guillot, Tristan, Lai, Olivier, Mekarnia, Djamel, Suarez, Olga, Triaud, Amaury, Stee, Philippe, Günther, Maximilian, Breeveld, Dennis, Blommaert, Sander
• Other Authors: Joseph Louis LAGRANGE (LAGRANGE), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Hippolyte Fizeau (FIZEAU), Parc National des Calanques, School of Physics and Astronomy Birmingham, University of Birmingham Birmingham, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur (OCA), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ESA - ESTEC (Netherlands)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2022
• Subjects: [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Canada; Concordia Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03862106; https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03862106/document; https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03862106/file/SPIE_ASTEP__New_box%288%29.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628952

International audience On December 2021, a new camera box for two-colour simultaneous visible photometry was successfully installed on the ASTEP telescope at the Concordia station in Antarctica. The new focal box offers increased capabilities for the ASTEP+ project. The opto-mechanical design of the...