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19 July 2010Research of remote control for Chinese Antarctica Telescope based on
iridium satellite communication
Astronomers are ever dreaming of sites with best seeing on the Earth surface for celestial observation, and the Antarctica
is one of a few such sites only left owing to the global air pollution. However, Antarctica region is largely unaccessible
for human being due to lacking of fundamental living conditions, travel facilities and effective ways of communication.
Worst of all, the popular internet source as a general way of communication scarcely exists there. Facing such a dilemma
and as a solution remote control and data transmission for telescopes through iridium satellite communication has been
put forward for the Chinese network Antarctic Schmidt Telescopes 3 (AST3), which is currently under all round research
and development. This paper presents iridium satellite-based remote control application adapted to telescope control. The
pioneer work in China involves hardware and software configuration utilizing techniques for reliable and secure
communication, which is outlined in the paper too.
Lingzhe Xu andShihai Yang
"Research of remote control for Chinese Antarctica Telescope based on
iridium satellite communication", Proc. SPIE 7740, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy, 77402L (19 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856227
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Lingzhe Xu, Shihai Yang, "Research of remote control for Chinese Antarctica Telescope based on iridium satellite communication," Proc. SPIE 7740, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy, 77402L (19 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856227