Landolt, Arlo U. (Arlo Udell), 1935-
Oral history interview with Arlo Landolt, 10 April 2001.
Topics discussed include spending the first winter-over in the Antarctic during International Geophysical Year with Paul Siple in 1956; preparatory studies at at Yerkes Observatory in airglow and auroras; his respect for Siple and his work with other scientists there; explanation of the All Sky Camera and the Astronomy Spectrograph; accurate positioning of the South Pole using theodolite.
Astronomer; studied airglow and aurora.
Landolt, Arlo U. (Arlo Udell), 1935-
Siple, Paul, 1908-
Airglow. local.
Auroras -- Observations -- Antarctic regions.
Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration.
Scientific expeditions -- Polar regions -- 20th century.
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Shoemaker, Brian. interviewer.
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