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2003A&A...406L..19A - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 406, L19-22 (2003/7-4)

Antarctic site testing: First daytime seeing monitoring at Dome C.

ARISTIDI E., AGABI A., VERNIN J., AZOUIT M., MARTIN F., ZIAD A. and FOSSAT E.

Abstract (from CDS):

The first astronomical seeing monitoring has been made with a DIMM instrument at the Antarctic plateau site of Dome C in December, 2002 on the bright star Canopus (α Eri) during the daytime. In these far from optimal conditions, a median seeing value of 1.20-arcsec as been obtained, with extended periods better than 1-arcsec and 12 percent of the time better than 0.75-arcsec.

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Journal keyword(s): site testing

CDS comments: Canopus is * alf Car (not * alf Eri).

Simbad objects: 1

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