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Kitt Peak speckle cameraThe speckle camera in regular use at Kitt Peak National Observatory since 1974 is described in detail. The design of the atmospheric dispersion compensation prisms, the use of film as a recording medium, the accuracy of double star measurements, and the next generation speckle camera are discussed. Photographs of double star speckle patterns with separations from 1.4 sec of arc to 4.7 sec of arc are shown to illustrate the quality of image formation with this camera, the effects of seeing on the patterns, and to illustrate the isoplanatic patch of the atmosphere.
Document ID
19790046352
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Breckinridge, J. B.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Mcalister, H. A.
(Georgia State University Atlanta, Ga., United States)
Robinson, W. G.
(Kitt Peak National Observatory Tucson, Ariz., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Volume: 18
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Accession Number
79A30365
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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