Site Conditions for Astronomy at the South Pole

We discuss the site conditions for astronomy at the South Pole and over the Antarctic plateau. We find that these conditions are the most favorable on Earth for sensitive observations at thermal IR and sub-millimeter wavelengths. We further discuss plans to develop IR facilities to exploit this pote...

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Published in:SPIE Proceedings, Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation
Main Authors: Storey, John, Ashley, Michael, Burton, Michael, Phillips, Andre
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering; Washington, USA 1998
Subjects:
Antarctic
South Pole
The Antarctic
Antarc*
South pole
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/39154
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317241
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Summary:We discuss the site conditions for astronomy at the South Pole and over the Antarctic plateau. We find that these conditions are the most favorable on Earth for sensitive observations at thermal IR and sub-millimeter wavelengths. We further discuss plans to develop IR facilities to exploit this potential.

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