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http://dx.doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2012.29.4.397

Statistical Analysis on Weather Conditions at Chungbuk National University Observatory in Jincheon, Korea  

Yoon, Joh-Na (Chungbuk National University Observatory)
Lee, Yong Sam (Chungbuk National University Observatory)
Kim, Chun-Hwey (Chungbuk National University Observatory)
Kim, Yonggi (Chungbuk National University Observatory)
Yim, Hong-Suh (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
Han, Wonyong (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
Jeong, Jang Hae (Chungbuk National University Observatory)
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Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences / v.29, no.4, 2012 , pp. 397-405 More about this Journal
Abstract
Astronomical Observations at Chungbuk National University Observatory (CBNUO) with an 1 m telescope have begun since April 2008, and Near-Earth Space Survey observations also have been started since November 2010, with a 0.6 m wide field telescope developed by Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute. To improve observational efficiency, we developed a weather monitoring system enabling automatic monitoring for the weather conditions and checking the status of the observational circumstances, such as dome status. We hope this weather monitoring system can be helpful to more than 100 Korean domestic observatories, including public outreach facilities. In this paper, we present the statistic analysis of the weather conditions collected at CBNUO for 3 years (2009- 2011) and comparisons were made for clear nights between using only humidity data and both humidity and cloud data.
Keywords
instrumentation; observation; weather monitoring; sky condition;
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