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Preliminary Seeing Measurements for SUSI

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

T.A. Ten Brummelaar ,
W.J. Tango ,
J. Davis  and
R.R. Shobbrook
T.A. Ten Brummelaar
Affiliation:
Chatterton Astronomy Department, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
W.J. Tango
Affiliation:
Chatterton Astronomy Department, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
J. Davis
Affiliation:
Chatterton Astronomy Department, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
R.R. Shobbrook
Affiliation:
Chatterton Astronomy Department, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

Abstract

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Some seeing statistics for the Narrabri site of SUSI are presented. These measurements are based on the motion of the wavefront tilt correcting mirrors used in the interferometer. The median seeing for the site to date is 1.3″.

Keywords

Tip/Tilt Seeing
Type
Adaptive Optics and Seeing
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 158: Very High Angular Resolution Imaging , 1994 , pp. 302 - 304
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1994 

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