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Mass seeing measurements from Dome C

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2006

M. Giard ,
F. Casoli ,
F. Paletou ,
M. C.B. Ashley ,
J. S. Lawrence ,
J. W.V. Storey  and
A. Tokovinin
M. C.B. Ashley
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
J. S. Lawrence
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
J. W.V. Storey
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
A. Tokovinin
Affiliation:
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, La Serena, Chile
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Abstract

The astronomical seeing from the Antarctic high plateau site Dome C has been a matter of speculation for over a decade. During 2004 we made the first wintertime measurements of the seeing using a Multi Aperture Scintillation Sensor (MASS), a device that is well-suited for automated unattended operation. The mean seeing was found to be 0.27 arcsec, and the seeing is better than 0.15 arcsec for 25% of the time. These extraordinarily low levels of turbulence make Dome C a superb site for future optical and infrared telescopes.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 14: Dome C Astronomy and Astrophysics Meeting , 2005 , pp. 19 - 24
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2005

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