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| Paper: |
Using SDO and GONG as Calibration References for a New Telescope Pointing Algorithm |
| Volume: |
478, Fifty Years of Seismology of the Sun and Stars |
| Page: |
109 |
| Authors: |
Staiger, J. |
| Abstract: |
Long duration observations are a basic requirement for most types of helioseismic measurements. Pointing stability and the quality of guiding is thus an important issue with respect to the spatio-temporal analysis of any velocity datasets. Existing pointing tools and correlation-tracking devices will help to remove most of the spatial deviations building up during an observation with time. Yet most ground- and space-based high-resolution solar telescopes may be subject to slow image-plane drift that cannot be compensated for by guiding and which may accumulate to displacements of 10″ or more during a 10-hour recording.
We have developed a new pointing model for solar telescopes that may overcome these inherent guiding-limitations. We have tested the model at the Vacuum Tower Telescope (VTT), Tenerife. We are using SDO and GONG full-disk imaging as a calibration reference. We describe the algorithms developed and used during the tests. We present our first results. We describe possible future applications as to be implemented at the VTT. So far, improvements over classical limb-guider systems by a factor of 10 or more seem possible. |
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