L. William Bradford (Pacific Defense Solutions, LLC)
Keywords: daylight imaging
Abstract:
Recent research efforts to improve daylight imaging techniques on both the Advanced Electro-Optical System (AEOS) and the Maui Space Surveillance Site (MSSS) 1.6 m telescope have resulted in a need to generate a new daylight and low elevation turbulence model. Previous turbulence models used for Haleakala-based telescopes were not adequate for estimating of r0 and ?0 at low elevation and mid-day conditions. For example, the now standard Maui3 model uses a median value of r0 that is more representative of night-time conditions than of day-time conditions. Research into imaging performance over a broad range of daylight hours and low elevations led to the development of a more versatile turbulence model called the Maui4. This report describes the Maui4 model and the data from which it was constructed.
Date of Conference: September 14-17, 2010
Track: Posters