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Astronomical Seeing at Mauna Kea and in Particular at the CFHT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

René Racine
René Racine*
Affiliation:
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporation

Abstract

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The astronomical seeing at the CFHT is excellent. It now averages <FWHM> = 0.9" and is continuously improving as a result of seeing conservation measures in the telescope building. Our studies suggest that the average natural seeing on Mauna Kea should be ~ 0.6". Very high (<0.2") resolution imaging at the CFHT, through adaptive optics, appears feasible.

Information

Type
III. Atmospheric Seeing, Interferometry, Speckle, MMTs and Arrays
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 79: Very Large Telescopes, their Instrumentation and Programs , 1984 , pp. 235 - 243
Copyright
Copyright © ESO 1984

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