• 천문학논총
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.37-41
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• 2003

We have developed a seeing monitoring system and measured seeing variation of the Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO) and the Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory (SOAO) using a small telescope system. Our seeing monitoring system is similar to the differential image motion monitor (DIMM) installed at the ESO. The ooly difference between the BOAO and the SOAO seeing monitoring system is a detector system, a video camera at the BOAO and ST-4 camera at the SOAO. We confirmed that the seeing monitoring system at the SOAO can measure average seeing size inspite of its simple detector system. From the BOAO seeing measurement, we found that the seeing size changes fast. We expect that our seeing monitoring system could be used for real time seeing monitoring after some improvement, and the data to be obtained would be very useful when we build adaptive optic system in the future.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.485-494
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• 2009

한국과학영재학교 천지인 천문대의 천문학적 시상 패턴에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 관측지의 시상 상황을 결정하기 위해서는 그 관측지에서 시상을 측정하여 데이터를 얻는 것이 가장 중요함에도 불구하고, 부산 지역에서 시상에 관한 체계적인 측정이 이루어지지 못하였다. 이러한 이유에서 본 천문대에서는 2008년 5월부터 SBIG사의 시상 모니터를 도입, 매일 시간별 시상을 꾸준히 측정하고 있다. 시상 측정은 CCD로 직접 천체 이미지를 촬영하여 FWHM지수를 추정하는 방식으로 이루어진다. 우리는 지난 8개월 동안 시상 모니터를 운영하면서 얻어진 한국과학영재학교 천지인 천문대에서의 시상 자료를 바탕으로 KSA SEMO에서의 시상 패턴을 'Sunset/sunrise Effect', 'Extreme Fluctuation', 'Sudden Increment', 'Daily Variation', 'Stable Condition' 등으로 분류하였다. 시상은 전반적으로 오전 1시에서 3시까지가 다른 시간대에 비하여 좋은 것으로 나타났으며, 여름의 시상이 겨울보다 좋았다.

• 천문학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2012

Microthermal fluctuations are introduced by atmospheric turbulence very near the ground. In order to detect microthermal fluctuations at Fuxian Solar Observatory (FSO), a microthermal instrument has been developed. The microthermal instrument consists of a microthermal sensor, which is based on a Wheatstone bridge circuit and uses fine tungsten filaments as resistance temperature detectors, an associated signal processing unit, and a data collection, & communication subsystem. In this paper, after a brief introduction to surface layer seeing, we discuss the instrumentation behind the microthermal detector we have developed and then present the results obtained. The results of the evaluation indicate that the effect of the turbulent surface boundary layer to astronomical seeing would become sufficiently small when installing a telescope at a height of 16m or higher from the ground at FSO.

• 천문학논총
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.177-196
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• 1996

We have investigated the astronomical observational environments at the Choejung-san GEODSS site which is located at the south of Taegu, Korea. As a part of the investigation, seeing and night sky brightness were measured outside nearby the GEODSS site using the Celestron 8-inch portable reflector with $192{\times}165$ pixels Lynxx CCD camera during the period of December 1994 to April 1996. The average seeing values of 4.8 arcsecond in B filter and 5.1 arcsecond in V filter were determined using the IRAF software. These values might be overestimated and would be reduced by at least 1 arc second in both filters if they were measured by more stable telescope system with solid mount and under a dome. We also compare the average seeing value at the GEODSS site with those at three other observatories, the Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory, the Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory, and the Seoul National University Observatory, for justification of the above guess. Unfortunately the night sky brightness measurement was not successful mainly due to the short exposure time. The utilizing plan of the GEOSS site is discussed based on the average seeing value, naked-eye sky brightness measurement, analysis of the existing thirty-year weather data and twenty-year urban planning of the metropolitan Taegu city for the year of 2016.

• 천문학회보
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.188.1-188.1
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• 2009

• 천문학회보
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.59.2-59.2
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• 2015

국립고흥청소년우주체험센터는 2014년부터 덕흥천문대에 설치된 SBIG사의 "Seeing Monitor"로 시상을 측정하고 있다. "Seeing Monitor"는 북극성을 대상으로 TDI(Time Delay and Integration) 방식을 적용하여 얻어진 시상을 분 단위로 저장해준다. 따라서 구름이 없는 맑은 날의 분 단위 시상 자료와 주변 환경 정보를 조합하여 시상에 영향을 미치는지 환경 요인을 정량적으로 분석하는 것이 가능하다. 그 첫 단계로 측정된 시상 자료와 기상청의 온도 습도 풍속 자료, 그리고 GFS(Global Forecast System)의 고도별 상층 풍속 자료를 비교하여 기상정보와 시상과의 관계를 분석해보았다. 습도와 바람이 시상에 가장 큰 영향을 주었으며, 지상 풍속 1~2m/s, 습도 75% 이하, 제트기류 풍속은 250km/h 이하 일 때 좋은 시상 값을 얻을 수 있었다. 이를 통해 덕흥천문대에서 기상정보를 통해 시상이 안정적인 날을 예측할 수 있다면, 앞으로 도입될 1m 망원경으로 훌륭한 관측 자료를 얻을 수 있을 것이라 기대된다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제20권
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• pp.23.1-23.1
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• 1995

• 천문학회보
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• 제21권
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• pp.11.1-11.1
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• 1996

• 천문학논총
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2004

Observation environment of the Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory(BOAO) has been examined using various statistical data including real observation times versus allocated times and seeing statistics. The data have been collected from the observation logs of the 1.8m telescope in the period 1998 - 2004. New criteria have been set up to calculate a more realistic observation efficiency of the observatory. The new statistical analysis based on the new criteria gives the overall observation efficiency of BOAO as $38.6\%$, that is equivalent to 115.8 observable nights out of 300 allocatable nights. The seeing statistics shows that the mean seeing measured at the focal images is 2".3. The present study of the observation environment of BOAO suggests that differential photometry and spectroscopy should be preferred modes of observation to maximize the productivity of BOAO.

• 천문학회보
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.44.1-44.1
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• 2018

Since its installation on March 27th, 2018, the SAO 1-m telescope has been operating for about 5 months. We report first results of these observations in this presentation. Sample images were taken with a $4096{\times}4096$ CCD camera (Field of view of ${\sim}21{\times}21arcmin^2$) and their characteristics such as seeing value, and limiting magnitudes are presented. The best seeing value is 0.85 arcsecond on July $16^{th}$, 2018. We find that the 5 sigma detection limit is about 20 magnitude AB in B, V, R, I bands with about 10-20 min exposures. We will also briefly introduce the spectrum of a faint transient taken with the spectrograph also installed on the SAO 1-m telescope.