ASTEP South: An Antarctic Search for Transiting ExoPlanets around the celestial South pole

ASTEP South: An Antarctic Search for Transiting ExoPlanets around the celestial South pole

ASTEP South is the first phase of the ASTEP project (Antarctic Search for Transiting ExoPlanets). The instrument is a fixed 10 cm refractor with a 4kx4k CCD camera in a thermalized box, pointing continuously a 3.88 degree x 3.88 degree field of view centered on the celestial South pole. ASTEP South...

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Main Authors: Crouzet, N, Guillot, T, Agabi, K, Rivet, J, Bondoux, E, Challita, Z, Fanteï-Caujolle, Y, Fressin, F, Mékarnia, D, Schmider, F, Valbousquet, F, Blazit, A, Bonhomme, S, Abe, L, Daban, J, Gouvret, C, Fruth, T, Rauer, H, Erikson, A, Barbieri, M, Aigrain, S, Pont, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009

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