EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2017)
Stellar variability from Dome A, Antarctica
- Wang Lingzhi,
- Macri L.M.,
- Ma B.,
- Wang L.F.,
- Ashley M.C.B.,
- Cui X.,
- Du F.J.,
- Fu J.N.,
- Feng L.L.,
- Gong X.,
- Hu Y.,
- Li G.,
- Li X.Y.,
- Li Z.Y.,
- Lawrence J.S.,
- Luong-Van D.,
- Pennypacker C.R.,
- Shang Z.,
- Storey J.W.V.,
- Yang H.,
- Yuan X.,
- York D.G.,
- Zhou X.,
- Zhu Z.H.,
- Zhu Z.X.,
- Zhou J.L.
Affiliations
- Wang Lingzhi
- Macri L.M.
- Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics & Astronomy, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station
- Ma B.
- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago
- Wang L.F.
- Ashley M.C.B.
- School of Physics, University of New South Wales
- Cui X.
- Du F.J.
- Fu J.N.
- Department of Astronomy, Beijing Normal University
- Feng L.L.
- Gong X.
- Hu Y.
- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago
- Li G.
- Department of Astronomy, Beijing Normal University
- Li X.Y.
- Li Z.Y.
- Lawrence J.S.
- Luong-Van D.
- School of Physics, University of New South Wales
- Pennypacker C.R.
- Center for Astrophysics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Shang Z.
- Storey J.W.V.
- School of Physics, University of New South Wales
- Yang H.
- Polar Research Institute of China, Pudong
- Yuan X.
- York D.G.
- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago
- Zhou X.
- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago
- Zhu Z.H.
- Department of Astronomy, Beijing Normal University
- Zhu Z.X.
- Zhou J.L.
- School of Astronomy and Space Science and Key Laboratory of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics in Ministry of Education, Nanjing University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715202010
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 152
p. 02010
Abstract
The Antarctic plateau is one of the best observing sites on the surface of the Earth thanks to its extremely cold, dry, stable and transparent atmosphere conditions. Various astronomical activities are underway there and the Chinese Center for Antarctic Astronomy (CCAA) is dedicated to developing Antarctic astronomy at the highest point, Dome A or the Chinese Kunlun station. So far a large number of images have been collected from a 14.5-cm quad-telescope called the Chinese Small Telescope ARray (CSTAR) and the first two of a trio of 50-cm Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3-1 and AST3-2).
