Investigation of the condition of astronomical observations of the north-west region of the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii island

Research Project

Project/Area Number	63043015
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Overseas Scientific Survey.
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	Field Research
Research Institution	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Principal Investigator	NARIAI Kyoji National Astronomical Observatory, 光学赤外線天文学研究系, 助教授 (50012844)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	ERASMUS Andre Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 天文学研究所, 研究員 HALL Donald H. Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 天文学研究所, 教授 SHIMIZU Yasuhiro National Astronomical Observatory, 岡山天体物理観測所, 助手 (60143517) MIYASHITA Akihiko National Astronomical Observatory, 光学赤外線天文学研究系, 助手 (60157641) TANABE Hiroyoshi National Astronomical Observatory, 光学赤外線天文学研究系, 教授 (50012802)
Project Period (FY)	1986 – 1988
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1988)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000) Fiscal Year 1988: ¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Keywords	Seeing / Mauna Kea / Microthermal measurement / 風圧測定
Research Abstract	In 1987, we made microthermal measurement with a tower of 30m heigh at a site next to the KECK telescope in the noth-west region of the summit of Maunk Kea. Results showed that the seeing condition at the site is fairly good. In 1988, we made wind-pressure measurement at the mirror position with CFHT.