Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years
For continuous observation at locations that are inhospitable for humans, the desirability of autonomous observatories is self evident. PLATO, the 'PLATeau Observatory' was designed to host an easily configurable instrument suite in the extremely cold conditions on the Antarctic plateau, a...
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ftmacquarieunicr:oai:https://researchers.mq.edu.au:publications/00a59b7b-6929-425e-9b42-124bd14e3ada 2023-05-15T13:48:24+02:00 Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years Luong-Van, Daniel M. Ashley, Michael C B Cui, Xiangqun Everett, Jon R. Feng, Longlong Gong, Xuefei Hengst, Shane Lawrence, Jon S. Storey, John W V Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhengxi Stepp, Larry M. Gilmozzi, Roberto Hall, Helen J. 2010 application/pdf https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/00a59b7b-6929-425e-9b42-124bd14e3ada https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857910 https://research-management.mq.edu.au/ws/files/62347587/Publisher%20version%20(open%20access).pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77958139432&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng SPIE info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Luong-Van , D M , Ashley , M C B , Cui , X , Everett , J R , Feng , L , Gong , X , Hengst , S , Lawrence , J S , Storey , J W V , Wang , L , Yang , H , Yang , J , Zhou , X & Zhu , Z 2010 , Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years . in L M Stepp , R Gilmozzi & H J Hall (eds) , Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes III . PART 1 edn , vol. 7733 , 77331T , SPIE , Washington, DC , pp. 77331T-1-77331T-8 , Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes III , San Diego, CA , United States , 27/06/10 . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857910 contributionToPeriodical 2010 ftmacquarieunicr https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857910 2022-11-27T12:08:39Z For continuous observation at locations that are inhospitable for humans, the desirability of autonomous observatories is self evident. PLATO, the 'PLATeau Observatory' was designed to host an easily configurable instrument suite in the extremely cold conditions on the Antarctic plateau, and can provide up to 1 kW of power for the instruments. Powered by jet fuel and the Sun, PLATO and its instruments have been taking nearly uninterrupted astronomical science and site-testing data at Dome A, the coldest, highest and driest location 1 on the Antarctic Plateau, since their deployment by the 24th Chinese expedition team in January 2008. At the time of writing, PLATO has delivered a total uptime of 730 days. Following a servicing mission by the 25th Chinese expedition team in 2008-9, PLATO has achieved 100% up-time (520 days) and has been in continuous contact with the rest of the world via its Iridium satellite modems. This paper discusses the performance of the observatory itself, assesses the sources of energy and dissects how the energy is divided between the core observatory functions of instrument power, heating, control and communication. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Macquarie University Research Portal Antarctic The Antarctic Plato ENVELOPE(-54.674,-54.674,-63.433,-63.433) SPIE Proceedings, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III 7733 77331T |
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For continuous observation at locations that are inhospitable for humans, the desirability of autonomous observatories is self evident. PLATO, the 'PLATeau Observatory' was designed to host an easily configurable instrument suite in the extremely cold conditions on the Antarctic plateau, and can provide up to 1 kW of power for the instruments. Powered by jet fuel and the Sun, PLATO and its instruments have been taking nearly uninterrupted astronomical science and site-testing data at Dome A, the coldest, highest and driest location 1 on the Antarctic Plateau, since their deployment by the 24th Chinese expedition team in January 2008. At the time of writing, PLATO has delivered a total uptime of 730 days. Following a servicing mission by the 25th Chinese expedition team in 2008-9, PLATO has achieved 100% up-time (520 days) and has been in continuous contact with the rest of the world via its Iridium satellite modems. This paper discusses the performance of the observatory itself, assesses the sources of energy and dissects how the energy is divided between the core observatory functions of instrument power, heating, control and communication. |
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Stepp, Larry M. Gilmozzi, Roberto Hall, Helen J. |
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Luong-Van, Daniel M. Ashley, Michael C B Cui, Xiangqun Everett, Jon R. Feng, Longlong Gong, Xuefei Hengst, Shane Lawrence, Jon S. Storey, John W V Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhengxi |
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Luong-Van, Daniel M. Ashley, Michael C B Cui, Xiangqun Everett, Jon R. Feng, Longlong Gong, Xuefei Hengst, Shane Lawrence, Jon S. Storey, John W V Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhengxi Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years |
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Luong-Van, Daniel M. Ashley, Michael C B Cui, Xiangqun Everett, Jon R. Feng, Longlong Gong, Xuefei Hengst, Shane Lawrence, Jon S. Storey, John W V Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhengxi |
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Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years |
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Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years |
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Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years |
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Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years |
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Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years |
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performance of the autonomous plato antarctic observatory over two full years |
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Luong-Van , D M , Ashley , M C B , Cui , X , Everett , J R , Feng , L , Gong , X , Hengst , S , Lawrence , J S , Storey , J W V , Wang , L , Yang , H , Yang , J , Zhou , X & Zhu , Z 2010 , Performance of the autonomous PLATO Antarctic Observatory over two full years . in L M Stepp , R Gilmozzi & H J Hall (eds) , Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes III . PART 1 edn , vol. 7733 , 77331T , SPIE , Washington, DC , pp. 77331T-1-77331T-8 , Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes III , San Diego, CA , United States , 27/06/10 . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857910 |
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