ASTEP 400: a telescope designed for exoplanet transit detection from Dome C, Antarctica
The Concordia Base in Dome C, Antarctica, is an extremely promising site for photometric astronomy due to the 3-month long night during the Antarctic winter, favorable weather conditions, and low scintillation. The ASTEP project (Antarctic Search for Transiting ExoPlanets) is a pilot project which s...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Conference item |
Published: |
2010
|