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29 November 2016Site selection for modern ground based large telescopes
The problem of selection of sites for modern telescopes which are characterized by favorable conditions for astronomical observations is discussed. A number of new sites to telescope construct with separate mountain peaks (above 2 km) as well as high image quality (astronomical seeing) and low level of cloud are pointed.
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P. G. Kovadlo, A. Yu. Shikhovtsev, V. P. Lukin, "Site selection for modern ground based large telescopes ," Proc. SPIE 10035, 22nd International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 100351S (29 November 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2249047