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Development of the opto-mechanical design for ICE-T

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2009

L. Spinoglio ,
N. Epchtein ,
I. Di Varano ,
K.G. Strassmeier ,
T. Granzer  and
M. Woche
I. Di Varano
Affiliation:
Astrophysical Institute Potsdam (AIP), An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany
K.G. Strassmeier
Affiliation:
Astrophysical Institute Potsdam (AIP), An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany
T. Granzer
Affiliation:
Astrophysical Institute Potsdam (AIP), An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany
M. Woche
Affiliation:
Astrophysical Institute Potsdam (AIP), An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany
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Abstract

ICE-T (International Concordia Explorer Telescope) is a double 60 cm f/1.1 photometric robotic telescope, on a parallactic mount, which will operate at Dome C, in the long Antarctic night, aiming to investigate exoplanets and activity of the hosting stars. Antarctic Plateau site is well known to be one of the best in the world for observations because of sky transparency in all wavelengths and low scintillation noise. Due to the extremely harsh environmental conditions (the lowest average temperature is –80°C) the criteria adopted for an optimal design are really challenging. Here we present the strategies we have adopted so far to fulfill the mechanical and optical requirements.

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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 40: 3rd ARENA Conference: An Astronomical Observatory at CONCORDIA (Dome C, Antarctica) , 2010 , pp. 375 - 380
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2010

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