PLATO : a robotic observatory for the Antarctic Plateau

M. C. B. Ashley; G. Allen; C. S. Bonner; S. G. Bradley; X. Cui; J. R. Everett; L. Feng; X. Gong; S. Hengst; J. Hu; Z. Jiang; C. A. Kulesa; J. S. Lawrence; Y. Li; D. M. Luong-Van; M. J. McCaughrean; A. M. Moore; C. Pennypacker; W. Qin; R. Riddle; Z. Shang; J. W. V. Storey; B. Sun; N. Suntzeff; N. F. H. Tothill; T. Travouillon; C. K. Walker; L. Wang; J. Yan; H. Yang; J. Yang; D. G. York; X. Yuan; X. Zhang; Z. Zhang; X. Zhou; Z. Zhu

doi:10.1051/eas/1040009

PLATO : a robotic observatory for the Antarctic Plateau

M. C. B. Ashley, G. Allen, C. S. Bonner, S. G. Bradley, X. Cui, J. R. Everett, L. Feng, X. Gong, S. Hengst, J. Hu, Z. Jiang, C. A. Kulesa, J. S. Lawrence, Y. Li, D. M. Luong-Van, M. J. McCaughrean, A. M. Moore, C. Pennypacker, W. Qin, R. RiddleZ. Shang, J. W. V. Storey, B. Sun, N. Suntzeff, N. F. H. Tothill, T. Travouillon, C. K. Walker, L. Wang, J. Yan, H. Yang, J. Yang, D. G. York, X. Yuan, X. Zhang, Z. Zhang, X. Zhou, Z. Zhu

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PLATO is a fully-robotic observatory designed for operation in Antarctica. It generates its own electricity (about 1 kW), heat (sufficient to keep two 10-foot shipping containers comfortably above 0Â°C when the outside temperature is at -70Â°C), and connects to the internet using the Iridium satellite system (providing ~30 MB/day of data transfer). Following a successful first year of operation at Dome A during 2008, PLATO was upgraded with new instruments for 2009.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 3rd ARENA Conference on "An Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antartica)", Frascati, Italy, May 11-15, 2009
Publisher	EDP Sciences
Pages	79-84
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9782759804856
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1040009
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	ARENA Conference - Duration: 11 May 2009 → …

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ISSN (Print)	1633-4760

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Ashley, M. C. B., Allen, G., Bonner, C. S., Bradley, S. G., Cui, X., Everett, J. R., Feng, L., Gong, X., Hengst, S., Hu, J., Jiang, Z., Kulesa, C. A., Lawrence, J. S., Li, Y., Luong-Van, D. M., McCaughrean, M. J., Moore, A. M., Pennypacker, C., Qin, W., ... Zhu, Z. (2010). PLATO : a robotic observatory for the Antarctic Plateau. In Proceedings of 3rd ARENA Conference on "An Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antartica)", Frascati, Italy, May 11-15, 2009 (pp. 79-84). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1040009

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