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6 July 2006Tracking system of 2m LAMOST-style telescope for the Antarctic Plateau
The South Pole, especially the highest plateau Dome A, is the best place to locate telescopes in the world due to its
compelling environment, such as dry air, low humidity, low wind speeds, low values of sky noise, etc. For this site,
especially significant is its very clean air with the lowest concentration of atmospheric aerosols and its negligible
artificial light pollution. But the air temperature in Dome-A is extremely low. The lowest air temperature is about 89
degrees below zero. On the other hand, Dome A is covered with deep snow. In order to build and operate a telescope at
such low temperature successfully, some of the problems caused by low temperature should be considered and tested
through experiments. According to the Chinese Antarctic 2m LAMOST-style telescope project, a conceptual design of
tracking system for a 2 meter optical and infrared telescope fitting to operate at Dome-A, including axes structure,
materials, drive systems, lubricant and feasible ways to install telescope will be discussed in this paper.
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Bozhong Gu, Guomin Wang, Xiang Jiang, Heng Zuo, "Tracking system of 2m LAMOST-style telescope for the Antarctic Plateau," Proc. SPIE 6273, Optomechanical Technologies for Astronomy, 627330 (6 July 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670813