Progress and Results from the Chinese Small Telescope ARray (CSTAR)

Abstract. In 2008 January the 24th Chinese expedition team successfully deployed the Chinese Small Telescope ARray (CSTAR) to Dome A, the highest point on the Antarctic plateau. CSTAR consists of four 14.5 cm optical telescopes, each with a different filter (g, r, i and open) and has a 4.5 ◦ × 4.5 ◦...

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Main Authors: M. G. Burton, X. Cui, N. F. H. Tothill, Xu Zhou, M. C. B. Ashley, Xiangqun Cui, Longlong Feng, Xuefei Gong, Jingyao Hu, Zhaoji Jiang, C. A. Kulesa, J. S. Lawrence, Genrong Liu, D. M. Luong-van, Jun Ma, M. Macri, Zeyang Meng, A. M. Moore, Weijia Qin, J. W. V. Storey, Bo Sun, T. Travouillon, C. K. Walker, Jiali Wang, Lifan Wang, Lingzhi Wang, Songhu Wang, Jianghua Wu, Zhenyu Wu, Lirong Xia, Jun Yan, Ji Yang, Huigen Yang, Yongqiang Yao, Xiangyan Yuan, D. York, Zhanhai Zhang, Jilin Zhou, Zhenxi Zhu, Hu Zou
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Summary:Abstract. In 2008 January the 24th Chinese expedition team successfully deployed the Chinese Small Telescope ARray (CSTAR) to Dome A, the highest point on the Antarctic plateau. CSTAR consists of four 14.5 cm optical telescopes, each with a different filter (g, r, i and open) and has a 4.5 ◦ × 4.5 ◦ field of view (FOV). Based on the CSTAR data, initial statistics of astronomical