An off-axis telescope concept for Antarctic astronomy

Gil Moretto; Nicolas Epchtein; Maud Langlois; Isabelle Vauglin

doi:10.1117/12.927257

17 September 2012 An off-axis telescope concept for Antarctic astronomy

Gil Moretto, Nicolas Epchtein, Maud Langlois, Isabelle Vauglin

Proceedings Volume 8444, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV; 84445E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927257
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

The Antarctic plateau offers exceptional atmospheric and environmental conditions for astronomical observations over a wide range of wavelengths and uniquely favorable to infrared astronomy. Exceptional low sky brightness throughout the near- and mid-infrared and a telescope facility complying with the highest possible dynamic range for photometry, angular resolution and the widefield leads to the possibility of a modest-sized 2m off-axis telescope achieving comparable sensitivity to that of a larger ground-based 8-10m class telescope or a same sized space-based ones.

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Gil Moretto, Nicolas Epchtein, Maud Langlois, and Isabelle Vauglin "An off-axis telescope concept for Antarctic astronomy", Proc. SPIE 8444, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV, 84445E (17 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927257

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