Developing a Portable NRL Fast Frame Rate Seeing Monitor

Abstract

We describe the development of a portable NRL seeing monitor which consists of a 12 inch Meade f/10 telescope with a Dalsa Cad6 260x260 camera having 10 micron pixels. This seeing monitor is capable of up to 700 frames per second. We have three different techniques to measure Fried's r0 parameter: full aperture, two-hole mask, and two-hole mask with in-line intensifier. For the observations done at the Anderson Mesa, Arizona site in January-July 2004, we present comparison of Fried's r0 obtained. Calibration, observing techniques, and data analysis techniques are described. Comparison of the three different techniques is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA474935

Entities

People

  • Bun Oh
  • David Mozurkewich
  • G. Charmaine Gilbreath
  • James L. Murphy
  • Jeffrey T. Baker
  • Robert B. Hindsley
  • Sergio R. Restaino
  • Susan L. Fortenberry

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Algorithms
  • Atmospheres
  • Calibration
  • Cameras
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Image Processing
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Observers
  • Optical Interferometers
  • Relative Motion
  • Star Position
  • Telescopes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects