Michael Ashley (astronomer) explained

Michael C. B. Ashley
Nationality:Australian
Fields:Astrophysics, astronomy
Workplaces:University of New South Wales
Known For:Dome C seeing qualities

Michael C. B. Ashley is an Australian astronomer and professor in the school of physics at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney.[1] He is most famous for his work in Antarctica, with the study of the seeing capability at Dome C.

Antarctica and Dome C

In September 2004, Nature published a report written by Jon Lawrence, Michael Ashley, Andrei Tokovinin, and Tony Travouillon on the seeing abilities of astronomical telescopes in Antarctica. The paper concluded that Dome C would be "the best ground-based site to develop a new astronomical observatory."[2] The data used in this report was collected by a remote control experiment run through the French-Italian Concordia Station near Dome C.[3] However, Ashley and his team have been to Antarctica on four separate trips, in 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2004 for earlier experiments, such as measurements of the near-infrared quality of the brightness of the sky.[4] [5] It was found that pictures taken from a telescope at Dome C are, on average, 2.5 times better than those taken at observatories elsewhere.[6] This discovery has been lauded as finding the clearest skies on Earth.[7] [8]

Publications

Scopus lists 197 academic papers written by Ashley, and calculates his h-index as 35,[9] while Google Scholar calculates his h-index as 46.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Ashley . www.phys.unsw.edu.au . 18 January 2022.
  2. Exceptional astronomical seeing conditions above Dome C in Antarctica. Lawrence. Jon. Ashley. Michael. Tokovinin. Andrei. Travouillon. Tony. Nature. 431. Sep 16, 2004. June 30, 2009. 10.1038/nature02929. 7006. 15372024. 278–81. 2004Natur.431..278L . 4388419 .
  3. Web site: Why has it taken so long to measure the seeing at Dome C? . University of New South Wales . Sep 16, 2004 . June 30, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060215183040/http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/nature/ . February 15, 2006 .
  4. Web site: Michael C. B. Ashley. University of New South Wales. May 5, 2009.
  5. 10.1086/133792. Ashley. Michael C. B.. Burton. Michael G.. Storey. John W. V.. Lloyd. James P.. Bally. John. Briggs. John W.. Harper. Doyal A.. South Pole Observations of the Near-Infrared Sky Brightness. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 108. 721–723. August 1996. 1996PASP..108..721A. free.
  6. Web site: Just how significant is the good seeing at Dome C? . Ashley . Michael . University of New South Wales . Sep 16, 2004 . June 30, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060215183040/http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/nature/ . February 15, 2006 .
  7. News: Ananthaswamy. Anil. Earth's clearest skies revealed. New Scientist. June 6, 2009. June 30, 2009.
  8. News: Reddy. Francis. Antarctica: best seeing on Earth. Astronomy. September 17, 2004. June 30, 2009.
  9. Web site: Ashley, Michael C.B. - Author details . www.scopus.com . 18 January 2022.
  10. Web site: Michael C. B. Ashley . scholar.google.com.au . 18 January 2022.

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