First characterization of Jbel Aklim in Moroccan Anti-Atlas as a potential site for the E-ELT

A. Benhida; Z. Benkhaldoun; M. Sabil; Y. Hach; M. Lazrek; A. Habib

doi:10.1117/12.856578

5 August 2010 First characterization of Jbel Aklim in Moroccan Anti-Atlas as a potential site for the E-ELT

A. Benhida, Z. Benkhaldoun, M. Sabil, Y. Hach, M. Lazrek, A. Habib

Proceedings Volume 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III; 77331O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856578
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In the framework of the E-ELT project a prospecting campaign was launched by the ESO to select the site that will host the next generation of optical telescopes of 42 m diameter. Moroccan Anti-Atlas (Jbel Aklim) was selected as well as other sites (ORM, Ventarrones and Macon) to be a possible potential location that will house the E-ELT. In this paper we first present the reasons for the choice of Jbel Aklim as a E-ELT candidate through various exploration campaigns that we have achieved. The second part concerns description of instruments used. Finally we will present the preliminary results of the meteorological and MASS-DIMM measurements.

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A. Benhida, Z. Benkhaldoun, M. Sabil, Y. Hach, M. Lazrek, and A. Habib "First characterization of Jbel Aklim in Moroccan Anti-Atlas as a potential site for the E-ELT", Proc. SPIE 7733, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes III, 77331O (5 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856578

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