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...
Published in: | SPIE Proceedings, Infrared Astronomical Instrumentation |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Conference Object |
Language: | English |
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SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering; Washington, USA
1998
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/39154 https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317241 |
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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