Solar site testing for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

Frank Hill; Jacques Beckers; Peter Brandt; John Briggs; Timothy Brown; W. Brown; Manuel Collados; Carsten Denker; Steven Fletcher; Steven Hegwer; T. Horst; Mark Komsa; Jeff Kuhn; Alice Lecinski; Haosheng Lin; Steve Oncley; Matthew Penn; Thomas R. Rimmele; Hector Socas-Navarro; Kim Streander

doi:10.1117/12.551812

28 September 2004 Solar site testing for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

Frank Hill, Jacques Beckers, Peter Brandt, John Briggs, Timothy Brown, W. Brown, Manuel Collados, Carsten Denker, Steven Fletcher, Steven Hegwer, T. Horst, Mark Komsa, Jeff Kuhn, Alice Lecinski, Haosheng Lin, Steve Oncley, Matthew Penn, Thomas R. Rimmele, Hector Socas-Navarro, Kim Streander

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Proceedings Volume 5489, Ground-based Telescopes; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551812
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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.

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Frank Hill, Jacques Beckers, Peter Brandt, John Briggs, Timothy Brown, W. Brown, Manuel Collados, Carsten Denker, Steven Fletcher, Steven Hegwer, T. Horst, Mark Komsa, Jeff Kuhn, Alice Lecinski, Haosheng Lin, Steve Oncley, Matthew Penn, Thomas R. Rimmele, Hector Socas-Navarro, and Kim Streander "Solar site testing for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope", Proc. SPIE 5489, Ground-based Telescopes, (28 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551812

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