The Italian Astrophysical Observatory in Antarctica: OASI

• Published in: Experimental Astronomy
• Main Authors: Dall'oglio, G., Ade, Peter 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: unknown
• Published: Springer 1992
• Subjects: QB Astronomy; Antarctic; Terra Nova Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/62509/; https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00690086

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.