Seeing experiments with the WIYN 3.5-m Telescope

Daniel R. Blanco; Charles Corson; David G. Sawyer

doi:10.1117/12.393897

2 August 2000 Seeing experiments with the WIYN 3.5-m Telescope

Daniel R. Blanco, Charles Corson, David G. Sawyer

Proceedings Volume 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393897
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The WIYN 3.5 meter telescope uses active thermal control of the primary mirror and both active and passive ventilation of the observatory enclosure. These features have proven effective for delivering consistently excellent images, and make the WIYN facility an ideal test bed for quantitative measurements of the effects of temperature and ventilation on mirror and dome seeing. We describe the results of seeing experiments conducted over the first four years of operations at the WIYN Observatory.

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Daniel R. Blanco, Charles Corson, and David G. Sawyer "Seeing experiments with the WIYN 3.5-m Telescope", Proc. SPIE 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning, (2 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393897

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