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This working group is an inter-divisional group of the IAU's
Division IX (Optical & Infrared Techniques) and of Division
X (Radio Astronomy). Its purpose is to facilitate the development
of astronomy in Antarctica, in particular through providing forums
for the engagement of the international scientific community in
this endeavour.
Chair: Michael
Burton, University of New South Wales, Australia.
Resolution adopted
by the International Astronomical Union on encouraging the international
development of Antarctic astronomy in 1991 during IAU GA XXI in
Buenos Aires.
The working group works closely with the "Astronomy and Astrophysics
from Antarctica" Scientific Research Program (SRP) of SCAR
(the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research). This SRP is one
of five such research programs established by SCAR.
Publications from the Working Group
- 'Antarctic Astronomy-report of the IAU working group for the
development of Antarctic astronomy, 1993-1996', 1997. IAU Transactions
A, XXIIIA, 49-50. Editor Burton, M.G., Report
- Papers from IAU 25th General Assembly, Sydney, 2003 (July 18th
Special Session 2 'Astronomy in Antarctica, July 19th 'Visions
in Antarctic Astronomy'), 2005. Highlights of Astronomy, ASP Conf.
Series, volume 13, 929-977. Ed. O. Engvold. Contents,
All Papers
- Papers from IAU 26th General Assembly, Prague, 22-23 August,
2006, Special Session 7, Prague, Papers
- 'Encouraging the development of Antarctic astronomy', Report
of the IAU Working Group, Transactions of the IAU, Volume XXVIIA,
Reports on Astronomy 2006-2009, Editor Burton, M.G., in press.
Paper (40K)
Meetings of the Working Group
- IAU XXII General Assembly, The Hague, August 24 1994. Program
- IAU XXV General Assembly, Special
Session 2, 'Astronomy in Antarctica' and 'Visions for Antarctic
Astronomy', Sydney, July 18-19 2003
- IAU XXVI General Assembly, Special Session 7, 'Astronomy in
Antarctica', Prague, August 22-23, 2006. Program,
Abstracts
- IAU XXVII General Assembly, Special Session 3, 'Astronomy in
Antarctica', Rio de Janeiro, August 6-7, 2009 (see below).
IAU General
Assembly XXVII
Special Session 3, "Astronomy in Antarctica"
Rio de Janeiro, 6-7 August, 2009
The next meeting of the Working Group will be held as Special Session
3 during the IAU GA in Rio de Janeiro in 2009.
Scientific Organising Committee
Michael Burton, Australia (chair)
Carlos Abia, Spain
John Carlstrom, USA
Vincent Coudé du Foresto, France
Xiangqun Cui, China
Sebastián Gurovich, Argentina
Takashi Ichikawa, Japan
James Lloyd, USA
Mark McCaughrean, UK
Gino Tosti, Italy
Hans Zinnecker, Germany
Principal Topics
- the current state of Antarctic astronomy, with winter-time facilities
now operating at both South Pole and Dome C on the high plateau
- plans for astronomical facilities at Domes A and F
- review of the status of all these facilities
- new science results, including results from the International
Polar Year of 2007/08
- grand design observatories, facilities that might be built
in the future, once the new high plateau bases are well established
Programme (* denotes invited talk)
Session I 06/08/09
Topic 1. Overview of Antarctic Astronomy
Astronomy in Antarctica: an overview - Michael Burton (*) (Australia)
The SCAR "Astronomy & Astrophysics from Antarctica" Scientific Research Program - John Storey (*) (Australia)
Topic 2. The South Pole
BICEP: a Cosmic Microwave Background Telescope at the South Pole - Yuki Takahashi (USA)
Session II 06/08/09
The 10m South Pole Telescope - John Carlstrom (*) (USA)
IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole - Kirill Filimonov (*) (USA)
Observing the Universe from the South Pole - Vladimir Papitashvili (*) (USA)
Session III 06/08/09
Topic 3: Dome C
ARENA, a roadmap for astronomy in Antarctica at Concordia Station (Dome C) - Nicolas Epchtein (*) (France)
Future Plans for Dome C - Vincent Coudé du Foresto (*) (France)
Star Formation at Dome C - Paolo Persi (Italy)
The LUCAS program: detecting vegetation and traces of life in the Earthshine - Danielle Briot (France)
Session IV 06/08/09
Topic 4: Dome A
CSTAR and Future Plans for Dome A - Xiangqun Cui (*) (China)
The PLATO observatory: robotic astronomy from the Antarctic plateau - Michael Ashley (*) (Australia)
Session I 07/08/09
Session 5: Dome F
Solar Cycles and Supernovae embedded in a Dome F ice core - Yuko Motizuki (Japan)
Plans for Dome F - Takashi Ichikawa (*) (Japan)
Topic 6: Other Sites
Site testing activities on the Greenland icecap - Michael Andersen (Denmark)
Astronomy at the Belgrano Argentine Antarctic Base - Pablo Recabarren (Argentina)
Session II 07/08/09
Astrochemistry and Astrophotonics from Antarctica - Andreas Kelz (Germany)
The Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory (STO) - Gordon Stacey (*) (USA)
Topic 7: Visions for Antarctic Astronomy
Science for the Antarctic Plateau: what should we do? - Hans Zinnecker (*) (Germany)
Session III 07/08/09
Topic 8: Business Meetings
Business of the Working Group - chair: Michael Burton
Election of new committee
SCAR "Astronomy and Astrophysics from Antarctica" planning group meeting - chair: John Storey
Poster Presentations
Module for observation in the polar regions: polar robotic telescope - Petre Popescu (Romania)
CSTAR telescope and Dome A site testing - Xuefei Gong (China)
Robotic supporting for LAMOST-type focal plane on the Antarctic plateau - Guomin Wang (China)
Presentations will largely consist of reviews and reports on current
developments. Other slots in the program have been selected from abstracts submitted for IAU GA registration. Both poster and oral presentations will be given. Registration for the meeting is through registration for the IAU General Assembly. Please refer to the IAU GA website for further details.
Last update: 30/04/09
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