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Corresponding Author
Name
Michael Thomsen
Authors
NameAffiliation
Andrew Pickles Caltech
Matthew Britton Caltech
Abstract
Session1 (Instrumentation and observations to quantify the magnitude and distribution of atmospheric optical turbulence.)
Title'POSTER: An automatic Mass-Dimm system at Palomar Observatory'
AbstractWe describe an automated implementation of a Tokovinin Mass-Dimm unit on a 12" Meade RCX400 telescope, installed in the old 18-inch dome at Palomar Observatory. The system operates automatically every clear night. Results of the Free & Boundary seeing, height resolved MASS data, derived values including the Fried parameter and isoplanatic angle, are displayed in real time and stored in a data base, and can be compared with similar data from a nearby TMT-Halfmann Mass-Dimm system. These data provide useful feedback for observers, and can also be used to improve data analysis through enhanced PSF fitting.

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