Title of article
Antarctic site testing: First daytime seeing monitoring at Dome C
Author/Authors
Martin، F. نويسنده , , Aristidi، E. نويسنده , , Agabi، A. نويسنده , , Vernin، J. نويسنده , , Azouit، M. نويسنده , , Ziad، A. نويسنده , , Fossat، E. نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Pages
-18
From page
19
To page
0
Abstract
The first astronomical seeing monitoring has been made with a DIMM instrument at the Antarctic plateau site of Dome C in December, 2002 on the bright star Canopus ( (alpha) Eri) during the daytime. In these far from optimal conditions, a median seeing value of 1.20 arcsec as been obtained, with extended periods better than 1 arcsec and 12 percent of the time better than 0.75 arcsec.
Keywords
site testing
Journal title
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Serial Year
2003
Journal title
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Record number
76709
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