Seeing statistics and characteristics at the MMT Observatory 2003-2018

T. E. Pickering

doi:10.1117/12.2313141

Seeing statistics and characteristics at the MMT Observatory 2003-2018

T. E. Pickering

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Abstract

The MMT Observatory (MMTO) uses a suite of Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors to maintain focus, collimation, and primary mirror optical figure. This first of these were fully commissioned in early 2003 and they have been an integral part of routine operations since then. The data they produce can also be used to estimate the atmospheric seeing in a consistent way that follows the same optical path as the science instruments. We have used archived Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor data to measure seeing statistics over the course of the last 15 years of MMTO operations.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII
Editors	Heather K. Marshall, Jason Spyromilio
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510619531
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313141
State	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: Jun 10 2018 → Jun 15 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10700
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	6/10/18 → 6/15/18

Keywords

atmospheric turbulence
observatory operations
Shack-Hartmann
site monitoring

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Seeing statistics and characteristics at the MMT Observatory 2003-2018. / Pickering, T. E.
Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII. ed. / Heather K. Marshall; Jason Spyromilio. SPIE, 2018. 107005C (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10700).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Pickering, TE 2018, Seeing statistics and characteristics at the MMT Observatory 2003-2018. in HK Marshall & J Spyromilio (eds), Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII., 107005C, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10700, SPIE, Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII 2018, Austin, United States, 6/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313141

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