Abstract
AbstractSeeing measured in the open air with a differential image motion monitor (DIMM) is compared with seeing measured simultaneously at the Cassegrain focus of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT). It is shown that when the mirror is hotter than the dome air, the AAT’s seeing is degraded by ~1 arcsec per Celsius degree of excess mirror temperature. The consequence of this is that mirror seeing currently contributes significantly to the seeing at the AAT on many nights. A mirror colder than the dome air does not seem to degrade seeing, and neither does an internal-to-external air temperature difference of up to at least 3°C when the venting fans are on.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics
Cited by
11 articles.
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