A Seeing Monitor for Solar and Other Extended Object Observations

In this article I describe a site survey facility, which measures the signals of the solar equivalent of a Differential Image Motion Monitor (S-DIMM) and of a six element linear array of solar scintillometers. Combining the S-DIMM r _o andscintillometer _I observations allows the determination of the fractions of the seeing in the free atmosphere and in the ground/lake layer. From the scintillometer array observations C _n ² (h) is determined for heights corresponding to the first 500 m along the line-of-sight. With minor changes this seeing monitor can also be used for other extended objects like the Moon and planets.     

Seeing Conditions at Sutherland. Results of the 1992/93 seeing campaign

In order to decide whether the seeing conditions at SAAO/Sutherland justify the erection of a 3.5 m telescope and also to compare Sutherland with the Gamsberg/Namibia site, a seeing campaign covering 15 months has been carried out. For direct comparison with the results of the seeing campaign at Gamsberg twenty years before the same QUESTAR telescope was employed. The seeing is determined by the scattering of the star-trail exposed on a film in the focal plane of the telescope. The campaign commenced in February 1992. Up to May 1993, data for 204 nights, that is 47.3% of the total number of nights, were collected. Due to wind speeds above 30 km h^-1, 25 out of the 204 nights were not considered in the final reduction. The useful 179 nights are evenly distributed over the campaign period. The median seeing value for the whole period is = 0.52. There are differences during the year: the best season gives = 0.42, the worst = 0.67. Each night was divided into three intervals, although data for each of the three intervals were not always available. Generally, there is an improvement in the seeing during the course of a night. The results are compared to the seeing values of Gamsberg/Namibia and ESO/La Silla.     

圆顶视宁度和高美古观测室的考虑

本文给出了人为视宁度的定义和产生的原因,强调防止圆顶视宁度的重要性,简述了国际上的研究结果和经验教训,并结合高美古的实际,提出对高美古2m及1m望远镜观测室建造的方案和指标。     

用于测量圆顶视宁度的微温脉动仪的研制

为评价云南天文台丽江2.4m望远镜的圆顶视宁度,研制了一种能测量温度、气压和微温脉动的仪器。在天文圆顶附近,望远镜前方光路上,放置几组微温传感器,可以测得圆顶附近影响天文观测的湍流强度的分布情况。介绍了这套仪器的基本原理,电路设计,程序设计,实验定标以及一个简单的测试。     

我国天文气候特点及潜在（光学／红外）优良台址探讨

收集了我国１９７８─１９８６年和１９９０年，共１０年时间的１９２个地面气象站每天四次总云量的观测资料，分别计算了北京时间０８ｈ，０２ｈ和０８ｈ以及２０ｈ，０２ｈ和０８ｈ的无云概率。分析结果表明：我国所处的天文气候条件的大环境并非是世界上最好的，但在国内相对较好的区域里，精心挑选出受局部地形影响形成的较好台址还是有可能的。     

丽江高美古的二期选址——3#点和6#点的视宁度对比观测

介绍了丽江高美古二期选址在踏勘和筛选工作的基础上 ,对 3 # 点和6# 点的视宁度进行了对比观测。通过对 1 999年 2月 6日～ 1 999年 1 2月 3 1日 2个点共 4 756组同时段观测数据的统计和处理得到 :3 # 点的视宁度平均值为 1 1 .2 62 3cm ,6# 点的视宁度平均值为 1 1 .5952cm。经F分布检验和t分布检验假设成立 ,作出 3 # 点和 6# 点的视宁度无显著性差异的推断 ,与初期用衍射环观测视宁度的结果一致 ,进一步说明了高美古整个山头的视宁度都是优良的     

昆明高空大气活动与天文视宁度关系初探

本文初步对比分析了昆明大气探空资料与大气视宁度观测资料之间的相关关系。结果表明，它们之间有着明显的关系和规律，但关系式的确立还需更多的资料分析才能确定。     

地球大气边界层结构和天文视宁度

依据声雷达资料和其他边界层资料讨论了大气边界层结构、地形等对视宁度的影响和有关选址问题．     

Measurements of optical turbulence in the free atmosphere above Mount Maidanak in 2005–2007

We present the results of our 2005–2007 campaign to measure the vertical distribution of optical turbulence above Mount Maidanak. The measurements were performed with the MASS instrument, a multi-aperture scintillation sensor that has been widely used for such studies in recent years at many observatories worldwide. Analysis of the data shows that the median seeing in the free atmosphere (at an altitude of 0.5 km and higher) is 0 ″46, while the isoplanatic angle is 2″.47. Given the large time constant (about 7 ms at good seeing), such conditions are favorable for using adaptive optics and interferometric measurements in the visible and near-infrared spectral ranges.