AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF ASTRONOMICAL SEEING AND AN INVESTIGATION OF INSTRUMENTATION DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF ATMOSPHERE-INDUCED IMAGE ABERRATIONS.

Abstract

A study of telescopic image abberations at Las Cruces, New Mexico leads to generalizations on the local seeing behavior. Diurnal effects as well as the effects of local winds are included along with the techniques used to study these aberrations. An investigation into the possibilities of image aberration compensation is described. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0430050

Entities

People

  • Bradford A. Smith

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Compensation
  • Continents
  • Geographic Regions
  • Instrumentation
  • New Mexico

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space