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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ftunivwestsyd:oai:researchdirect.westernsydney.edu.au:uws_15725 2023-05-15T13:34:53+02:00 First look at HRCAM images from Dome A, Antarctica Sims, Geoff Ashley, Michael C. B. Cui, Xiangqun Feng, Longlong Gong, Xuefei Hu, Zhongwen Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Shang, Zhaohui Storey, John W. Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (R17058) Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhenxi Burton, Michael G. (Editor) Cui, Xiangqun (Editor) Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (Editor) School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics (Host institution) International Astronomical Union Symposium 288 2012 print 4 http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/525282 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312016651 eng eng U.K., Cambridge University Press Astrophysics from Antarctica: Proceedings of the 288th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Beijing, China, August 20-24, 2012--1743-9213--1743-9221 Vol. 8 Issue. S288 pp: 38-41 0201 - Astronomical and Space Sciences aurorae aurora site testing instruments sky Antarctica conference paper Text 2012 ftunivwestsyd https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312016651 2020-12-05T17:42:39Z 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. Conference Object Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica University of Western Sydney (UWS): Research Direct Antarctic The Antarctic Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 8 S288 38 41 |
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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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Sims, Geoff Ashley, Michael C. B. Cui, Xiangqun Feng, Longlong Gong, Xuefei Hu, Zhongwen Lawrence, Jon S. Luong-Van, Daniel M. Shang, Zhaohui Storey, John W. Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (R17058) Wang, Lifan Yang, Huigen Yang, Ji Zhou, Xu Zhu, Zhenxi |
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