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Preliminary daytime seeing monitoring at Dome A, Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2013

Chong Pei ,
Zhengyangg Li ,
Hualin Chen  and
Xiangyan Yuan
Chong Pei
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories/Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China Key Laboratory of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China email: cpei@niaot.ac.cn
Zhengyangg Li
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories/Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China Key Laboratory of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Hualin Chen
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories/Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China Key Laboratory of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Xiangyan Yuan
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories/Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China Key Laboratory of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210042, China
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Abstract

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Sites on Antarctic plateau have unique atmospheric properties that make them better than any mid-latitude sites as observatory locations. From site testing measurements over 4 years on Dome A carried out by the Chinese Center for Antarctic Astronomy, we can reasonably predict that Dome A is as good as or even better than Dome C, which has been proved to be the best astronomical site by now, and suitable for high angular resolution observations. Seeing monitoring is necessary for planning large scale ground-based optical astronomical telescopes. In 2012, the 28th Chinese Antarctic Scientific Expedition carried out preliminary daytime seeing monitoring using a Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM) placed at a height of 3.5m. The median seeing was found to be 0.8″. This will be the foundation of future research that obtains comprehensive and long-period monitoring of the site's optical parameters.

Keywords

Dome ASeeingIsoplanatic angle
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S288: Astrophysics from Antarctica , August 2012 , pp. 296 - 297
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

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