Magazine Article

Motors Keep Telescope Operating in Record-Low Antarctic Temperatures

TBMG-9622

04/01/2011

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At Concordia Station in Antarctica, there is a telescope mount that has been operating for a few years. Recently, there was a new record temperature at the Dome C site: -84.6 °C, or -199 °F. Not many things operate well in such conditions, but the telescope mount — which has to move continuously — used for scientific studies by the Laboratoire Universitaire d’Astrophysique de Nice (LUAN) is one of them.

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"Motors Keep Telescope Operating in Record-Low Antarctic Temperatures," Mobility Engineering, April 1, 2011.
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Apr 1, 2011
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TBMG-9622
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English