Solar site testing for the advanced technology solar telescope

F. Hill; J. Beckers; P. Brandt; J. Briggs; T. Brown; W. Brown; M. Collados; C. Denker; S. Fletcher; S. Hegwer; T. Horst; M. Komsa; J. Kuhn; A. Lecinski; H. Lin; S. Oncley; M. Penn; T. Rimmele; H. Socas-Navarro; K. Streander

doi:10.1117/12.551812

Solar site testing for the advanced technology solar telescope

F. Hill, J. Beckers, P. Brandt, J. Briggs, T. Brown, W. Brown, M. Collados, C. Denker, S. Fletcher, S. Hegwer, T. Horst, M. Komsa, J. Kuhn, A. Lecinski, H. Lin, S. Oncley, M. Penn, T. Rimmele, H. Socas-Navarro, K. Streander

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Abstract

The location of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) is a critical factor in the overall performance of the telescope. We have developed a set of instrumentation to measure daytime seeing, sky brightness, cloud cover, water vapor, dust levels, and weather. The instruments have been located at six sites for periods of one to two years. Here we describe the sites and instrumentation, discuss the data reduction, and present some preliminary results. We demonstrate that it is possible to estimate seeing as a function of height near the ground with an array of scintillometers, and that there is a distinct qualitative difference in daytime seeing between sites with or without a nearby lake.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	122-129
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	5489
Issue number	PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551812
State	Published - 2004
Event	Ground-based Telescopes - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: Jun 21 2004 → Jun 25 2004

Keywords

Atmospheric turbulence
Seeing
Site testing

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Hill, F., Beckers, J., Brandt, P., Briggs, J., Brown, T., Brown, W., Collados, M., Denker, C., Fletcher, S., Hegwer, S., Horst, T., Komsa, M., Kuhn, J., Lecinski, A., Lin, H., Oncley, S., Penn, M., Rimmele, T., Socas-Navarro, H., & Streander, K. (2004). Solar site testing for the advanced technology solar telescope. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5489(PART 1), 122-129. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551812

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