The First Solar Seeing Profile Measurement with Two Apertures and Multiple Guide Regions |
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| Authors: | Deqing Ren Gang Zhao Xin Wang Christian Beck Robert Broadfoot |
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| Institution: | 1.Yunnan Observatories,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Kunming,China;2.Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences,University of Science & Technology of China,Hefei,China;3.Department of Physics and Astronomy,King Saud University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia;4.Chongqing University College of Optoelectronic Engineering,Chongqing,China |
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| Abstract: | The sky brightness is a critical parameter for estimating the coronal observation conditions for a solar observatory. As part of a site-survey project in Western China, we measured the sky brightness continuously at the Lijiang Observatory in Yunnan province in 2011. A sky brightness monitor (SBM) was adopted to measure the sky brightness in a region extending from 4.5 to 7.0 apparent solar radii based on the experience of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) site survey. Every month, the data were collected manually for at least one week. We collected statistics of the sky brightness at four bandpasses located at 450, 530, 890, and 940 nm. The results indicate that aerosol scattering is of great importance for the diurnal variation of the sky brightness. For most of the year, the sky brightness remains under 20 millionths per airmass before local Noon. On average, the sky brightness is less than 20 millionths, which accounts for 40.41% of the total observing time on a clear day. The best observation time is from 9:00 to 13:00 (Beijing time). The Lijiang Observatory is therefore suitable for coronagraphs investigating the structures and dynamics of the corona. |
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