First look at HRCAM images from dome a, antarctica

HRCAM (High Resolution CAMera) is a Canon 50D 15-megapixel digital SLR camera equipped with a Sigma 4.5 mm f/2.8 fish-eye lens. It was installed at Dome A on the Antarctic plateau in January 2010 and photographs the sky every 15 minutes. Primarily functioning as a site-testing instrument, data obtai...

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Published in:Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Main Authors: Sims, Geoff, Ashley, Michael C B, Cui, Xiangqun, Feng, Long Long, Gong, Xuefei, Hu, Zhongwen, Lawrence, Jon S., Luong-Van, Daniel M., Shang, Zhaohui, Storey, John W V, Tothill, Nick, Wang, Lifan, Yang, Huigen, Yang, Ji, Zhou, Xu, Zhu, Zhenxi
Other Authors: Burton, M. G., Cui, X., Tothill, N. F. H.
Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/8ffa5acd-5ef6-4ee5-87a3-c838b7b40666
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312016651
https://research-management.mq.edu.au/ws/files/62276361/Publisher%20version%20(open%20access).pdf
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Summary:HRCAM (High Resolution CAMera) is a Canon 50D 15-megapixel digital SLR camera equipped with a Sigma 4.5 mm f/2.8 fish-eye lens. It was installed at Dome A on the Antarctic plateau in January 2010 and photographs the sky every 15 minutes. Primarily functioning as a site-testing instrument, data obtained from HRCAM provide valuable statistics on cloud cover, sky transparency and the distribution and frequency of auroral activity. We present a first look at data from HRCAM during 2010, including an overview of how we intend to reduce the images. We also demonstrate the potential of stellar photometry by using linear combinations of the in-built Canon RGB filters to convert instrumental magnitudes into the photometric BVR bands.

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