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Special Session 7 Astronomy in Antartica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Michael G. Burton
Michael G. Burton
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia email: M.Burton@unsw.edu.au Armagh Observatory, Armagh, BT61 9DG, Northern Ireland, UK
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The high, dry and stable climatic conditions on top of the Antarctic plateau offer exceptional conditions for a wide range of observational astronomy, from optical to millimetre wavelengths. This is principally on account of the greatly reduced thermal backgrounds, the improved atmospheric transmission and the supurb seeing, in comparison with conditions at temperate latitude sites. The polar plateaus in the Arctic may also offer excellent conditions for astronomy, though these have yet to be quantified. We briefly review the history of astronomy in Antarctica and outline some of the activities now taking place on the polar plateaus, and plans for the future.

Keywords

Antarcticasite testinginfraredopticalmillimetreneutrinosmeteorites
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Highlights of Astronomy 14: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2006 , pp. 683 - 685
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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