Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 1989
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Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 208, NO. 1/2:JAN1, P. 385, 1989
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Scientific paper
Site testing observations made between 1982 and 1986 are reported. Long-term meteorological records have indicated, and on-site observations have confirmed, that the southwest and southeast of Turkey contain good potential observatory sites. An inspection of the visual and infrared images received from the satellites Meteosat and NOAA-7 have indicated that the Antalya Bay region and the southeast of Turkey have statistically less cloud cover. The resolution of the images is too low to locate a mountain top above an inversion layer. The average height and frequency of occurrence of an inversion layer have been deduced from radiosonde data. Four candidate sites have been selected by reconnaissance in the potential regions. Atmospheric seeing observations by the polar star trail method and meteorological observations have been carried out simultaneously on two sites at a time. The comparison of the mountains has shown Bakirlitepe to stand out as a good site. It has further been shown that Bakirlitepe compares very favorably with the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, which is one of the world's best observatories.
Aslan Zafer
Aydin Cemal
Derman Emanuel
Dimircan O.
Golbasi Orhan
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