Astronomy within Antarctica The past and the present
Early astronomy activities were not practiced until the 1950s, however today the activities are undergoing at four plateau sites: the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Concordia Station at Dome A, Kunlun Station at Dome A and Fuji Station at Dome F, in addition to the long duration ballooning from...
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ftunivcanter:oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/13910 2023-05-15T13:24:25+02:00 Astronomy within Antarctica The past and the present Tang, Nianqi (Petra) 2011 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13910 English en eng University of Canterbury http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13910 All Rights Reserved Theses / Dissertations 2011 ftunivcanter 2022-09-08T13:35:43Z Early astronomy activities were not practiced until the 1950s, however today the activities are undergoing at four plateau sites: the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Concordia Station at Dome A, Kunlun Station at Dome A and Fuji Station at Dome F, in addition to the long duration ballooning from the coastal station of McMurdo, at stations run by the USA, France / Italy, China, Japan and the USA respectively (Indermuehle et al. 2004). All these programs are operating with great difficulties due to natural environment and technology limitations; however the temptation of the ideal astronomical laboratory has always been the driving force to astronomers to overcome the difficulties. This review presents a general introduction of Antarctic astronomy, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of conducting astronomy in Antarctica. At last, the review will summerise the achivements of the past astronomy researches, and looks at the future of astronomy in Antarctica. Other/Unknown Material Amundsen-Scott Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica South pole South pole University of Canterbury, Christchurch: UC Research Repository Antarctic South Pole Concordia Station ENVELOPE(123.333,123.333,-75.100,-75.100) Amundsen-Scott ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Amundsen Scott South Pole Station ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station ENVELOPE(139.273,139.273,-89.998,-89.998) Dome F ENVELOPE(39.700,39.700,-77.317,-77.317) |
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Early astronomy activities were not practiced until the 1950s, however today the activities are undergoing at four plateau sites: the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Concordia Station at Dome A, Kunlun Station at Dome A and Fuji Station at Dome F, in addition to the long duration ballooning from the coastal station of McMurdo, at stations run by the USA, France / Italy, China, Japan and the USA respectively (Indermuehle et al. 2004). All these programs are operating with great difficulties due to natural environment and technology limitations; however the temptation of the ideal astronomical laboratory has always been the driving force to astronomers to overcome the difficulties. This review presents a general introduction of Antarctic astronomy, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of conducting astronomy in Antarctica. At last, the review will summerise the achivements of the past astronomy researches, and looks at the future of astronomy in Antarctica. |
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Tang, Nianqi (Petra) Astronomy within Antarctica The past and the present |
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Astronomy within Antarctica The past and the present |
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Astronomy within Antarctica The past and the present |
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Astronomy within Antarctica The past and the present |
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Astronomy within Antarctica The past and the present |
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Astronomy within Antarctica The past and the present |
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astronomy within antarctica the past and the present |
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ENVELOPE(123.333,123.333,-75.100,-75.100) ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) ENVELOPE(139.273,139.273,-89.998,-89.998) ENVELOPE(39.700,39.700,-77.317,-77.317) |
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Antarctic South Pole Concordia Station Amundsen-Scott Amundsen Scott South Pole Station Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Dome F |
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Antarctic South Pole Concordia Station Amundsen-Scott Amundsen Scott South Pole Station Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Dome F |
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Amundsen-Scott Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica South pole South pole |
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Amundsen-Scott Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica South pole South pole |
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