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Automation of the AST3 optical sky survey from Dome~A, Antarctica

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arxiv 2006.08128 v1 pith:EIZH2NHO submitted 2020-06-15 astro-ph.IM

Bin Ma , Yi Hu , Zhaohui Shang , Keliang Hu , Yongjiang Wang , Xu Yang , Michael C. B. Ashley , Xiangyan Yuan
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The 0.5\,m Antarctic Survey Telescopes (AST3) were designed for time-domain optical/infrared astronomy. They are located in Dome~A, Antarctica, where they can take advantage of the continuous dark time during winter. Since the site is unattended in winter, everything for the operation, from observing to data reduction, had to be fully automated. Here, we present a brief overview of the AST3 project and some of its unique characteristics due to its location in Antarctica. We summarise the various components of the survey, including the customized hardware and software, that make complete automation possible.

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