First time-series optical photometry from Antarctica
| Autor: | Strassmeier, K. G., Briguglio, R., Granzer, T., Tosti, G., DiVarano, I., Savanov, I., Bagaglia, M., Castellini, S., Mancini, A., Nucciarelli, G., Straniero, O., Distefano, E., Messina, S., Cutispoto, G. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1051/eas:0833037 |
| Popis: | Beating the Earth's day-night cycle is mandatory for long and continuous time-series photometry and had been achieved with either large ground-based networks of observatories at different geographic longitudes or when conducted from space. A third possibility is offered by a polar location with astronomically-qualified site characteristics. Aims. In this paper, we present the first scientific stellar time-series optical photometry from Dome C in Antarctica and analyze approximately 13,000 CCD frames taken in July 2007. We conclude that high-precision CCD photometry with exceptional time coverage and cadence can be obtained at Dome C in Antarctica and be successfully used for time-series astrophysics. Comment: accepted for A&A |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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