| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312016869 |
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| Author | Search for: Steinbring, Eric1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. National Science Infrastructure
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | International Astronomical Union Symposium 288: Astrophysics from Antarctica, August 2012, Beijing, China |
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| Subject | arctic; site testing; telescopes; optical; submillimeter |
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| Abstract | Site testing carried out on Ellesmere Island over recent years has shown that mountainous coastal terrain there can provide high clear-sky fractions in the long dark season, with low precipitable water-vapour column and prospects for excellent seeing. This presents new possibilities for time-domain and survey-mode science in the northern hemisphere, allowing uninterrupted high-precision photometry in the optical/near-infrared, but also gains in the submillimetre/millimetre. Efforts underway at the Eureka research station, at 80 degrees latitude, are reviewed. This location provides year-round access to a nearby site being developed as a pathfinder observatory. A program of variable-star and transient searches involving a wide-field imaging system has begun, with some early results. Plans include extrasolar-planet hunting via transit surveys, and future directions are discussed. |
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| Publication date | 2013 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| Identifier | S1743921312016869 |
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| NPARC number | 21268844 |
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| Record identifier | 09ec3903-efaf-4eae-bad6-4761c47e727e |
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| Record created | 2013-11-14 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-22 |
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