The 15-Meter New Technology Telescope Site Evaluation Program

K. Michael Merrill; Fred F. Forbes

doi:10.1117/12.937971

3 November 1983 The 15-Meter New Technology Telescope Site Evaluation Program

K. Michael Merrill, Fred F. Forbes

Proceedings Volume 0444, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes II; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937971
Event: 1983 Astronomy Conferences, 1983, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

This paper describes the Site Evaluatibn program currently in progress for the 15-Meter National New Technology Telescope. The data obtained in this program will supersede or augment earlier tests in the critical areas of sub-arcsecond seeing evaluation and suitability for infrared astronomy. Synoptic comparisons will include sites representative of two, possibly three, distinct high altitude environments: 1) Mauna Kea in Hawaii, surrounded by a large body of water, 2) the Pinaleno Mountains in Arizona, surrounded by a low-level southwestern desert, and 3) possibly a site in the coastal region of Chile. Concurrent observations with identical equipment are planned over a two year interval.

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K. Michael Merrill and Fred F. Forbes "The 15-Meter New Technology Telescope Site Evaluation Program", Proc. SPIE 0444, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes II, (3 November 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937971

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