The Italian Astrophysical Observatory in Antarctica: OASI

OASI (Infrared and Sub-mm Antarctic Observatory) is the first large telescope permanently installed in Antarctica. It is located close to the Italian Base in Antarctica (Terra Nova Bay Station, latitude: 74.39 S, longitude: 164.09 E). The OASI first light was received in December 1990 when the wobbl...

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Published in:Experimental Astronomy
Main Authors: Dall'oglio, G., Ade, P. A R, Andreani, P., Calisse, P., Cappai, M., Habel, R., Iacoangeli, A., Martinis, L., Merluzzi, P., Piccirillo, L., Pizzo, L., Polcaro, V. F., Rossi, L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1992
Subjects:
Antarctic
Terra Nova Bay
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/2a183c21-0aef-4ec2-b98b-fc9af6f3d9a5
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00690086
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Summary:OASI (Infrared and Sub-mm Antarctic Observatory) is the first large telescope permanently installed in Antarctica. It is located close to the Italian Base in Antarctica (Terra Nova Bay Station, latitude: 74.39 S, longitude: 164.09 E). The OASI first light was received in December 1990 when the wobbling secondary mirror was mounted. The telescope is planned to be an open facility which can operate in the wavelengths range between 350 μm and 3mm. The sky coverage from OASI goes down to a declination of about-35° for a 24 hours/day observing time. © 1992 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

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