ISSN:
1572-946X
Keywords:
Astronomical seeing
;
seeing forecast
;
modelling
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The degradation of astronomic images by optical inhomogeneities in the earth's atmosphere is generally called “seeing”. It represents the angular diameter of the stellar images as seen through a turbulent medium. Several techniques can be used to determine this parameter. The knowledge of the optical strength of atmospheric turbulence, namely, the integrated structure coefficient of the atmospheric refractive index Cn 2 allows to predict the atmospheric optical quality in terms of seeing. We tried in this study to assess an astronomical seeing using a model forecast using meteorological data collected in three stations in Latin America from 1958 to 1991. The efficiency of the model is tested by comparison with simultaneous seeing measurements, at Chiliean astronomical sites.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00645778
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