Site testing at Dome C: history and present status

• Published in: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
• Main Authors: Vernin, Jean, Agabi, Abdelkrim, Aristidi, Eric, Azouit, Max, Chadid, Merieme, Fossat, Eric, Sadibekova, Tatiana, Trinquet, Hervé, Ziad, Aziz
• Other Authors: Laboratoire Universitaire d'Astrophysique de Nice (LUAN), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Joseph Louis LAGRANGE (LAGRANGE), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Département Fresnel (FRESNEL), Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Astrophysique Relativiste Théories Expériences Métrologie Instrumentation Signaux (ARTEMIS)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2006
• Subjects: [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]; Cara; Harper; South Pole; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-02480568; https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921307012288

International audience The idea of starting an astronomical site testing in Antarctica began during a congress organized by French Académie des Sciences, in 1992, and entitled ‘Recherches polaires-Une Stratégie pour l'an 2000’. At this time, one of us (Vernin 1994) gave a proposal for an astron...