The Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO)

• Main Authors: Stark, A A, Bally, J, Balm, S P, Bania, T M, Bolatto, A D, Chamberlin, R A, Engargiola, G, Huang, M, Ingalls, J G, Jacobs, K, Jackson, J M, Kooi, J W, Lane, A P, Lo, K Y, Marks, R D, Martin, C L, Mumma, D, Ojha, R P, Schieder, R, Staguhn, J G, Stutzki, J, Walker, C K, Wilson, R W, Wright, G A, Zhang, X, Zimmermann, P, Zimmermann, R E
• Language: English
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Astrophysics and Astronomy; Antarctic; Austral; Milky Way; South Pole; The Antarctic; Antarc*; South pole
• Online Access: http://cds.cern.ch/record/453083

AST/RO, a 1.7 m diameter telescope for astronomy and aeronomy studies at wavelengths between 200 and 2000 microns, was installed at the South Pole during the 1994-1995 Austral summer. The telescope operates continuously through the Austral winter, and is being used primarily for spectroscopic studie...