Night-time image quality at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory

Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 183-193

  Munoz Tunon C ^a   Vernin, J ^b   Varela, A M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric effects; Site testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748905520     PISSN: 03650138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/aas:1997216     Document Type: Article

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