Automation of the AST3 optical sky survey from Dome~A, Antarctica
The 0.5\,m Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3) were designed for time-domain optical/infrared astronomy. They are located in Dome~A, Antarctica, where they can take advantage of the continuous dark time during winter. Since the site is unattended in winter, everything for the operation, from observin...
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ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.2006.08128 2023-05-15T13:50:16+02:00 Automation of the AST3 optical sky survey from Dome~A, Antarctica Ma, Bin Hu, Yi Shang, Zhaohui Hu, Keliang Wang, Yongjiang Yang, Xu Ashley, Michael C. B. Yuan, Xiangyan Wang, Lifan 2020 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2006.08128 https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.08128 unknown arXiv https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa1730 arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics astro-ph.IM FOS Physical sciences article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle Text 2020 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2006.08128 https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa1730 2022-03-10T15:28:30Z The 0.5\,m Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3) were designed for time-domain optical/infrared astronomy. They are located in Dome~A, Antarctica, where they can take advantage of the continuous dark time during winter. Since the site is unattended in winter, everything for the operation, from observing to data reduction, had to be fully automated. Here, we present a brief overview of the AST3 project and some of its unique characteristics due to its location in Antarctica. We summarise the various components of the survey, including the customized hardware and software, that make complete automation possible. : 9 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Antarctic |
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The 0.5\,m Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3) were designed for time-domain optical/infrared astronomy. They are located in Dome~A, Antarctica, where they can take advantage of the continuous dark time during winter. Since the site is unattended in winter, everything for the operation, from observing to data reduction, had to be fully automated. Here, we present a brief overview of the AST3 project and some of its unique characteristics due to its location in Antarctica. We summarise the various components of the survey, including the customized hardware and software, that make complete automation possible. : 9 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS |
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Ma, Bin Hu, Yi Shang, Zhaohui Hu, Keliang Wang, Yongjiang Yang, Xu Ashley, Michael C. B. Yuan, Xiangyan Wang, Lifan |
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Ma, Bin Hu, Yi Shang, Zhaohui Hu, Keliang Wang, Yongjiang Yang, Xu Ashley, Michael C. B. Yuan, Xiangyan Wang, Lifan |
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Automation of the AST3 optical sky survey from Dome~A, Antarctica |
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Automation of the AST3 optical sky survey from Dome~A, Antarctica |
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Automation of the AST3 optical sky survey from Dome~A, Antarctica |
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