The optical/infrared astronomical quality of high Atacama sites. I. Preliminary results of optical seeing

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Volumn 113, Issue 785, 2001, Pages 789-802

  Giovanelli, Riccardo ^a   Darling, Jeremy ^a   Sarazin, Marc ^b   Yu, Jennifer ^c   Harvey, Paul ^d   Henderson, Charles ^a   Hoffman, William ^a   Keller, Luke ^a   Barry, Don ^a   Cordes, James ^a   Eikenberry, Stephen ^a   Gull, George ^a   Harrington, Joseph ^a   Smith, J D ^a   Stacey, Gordon ^a   Swain, Mark ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^c Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^d The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

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EID: 0035599341     PISSN: 00046280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/322135     Document Type: Article

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