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Measurements of Atmospheric Extinction at a Ground Level Observatory

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In order to determine the atmospheric extinction at Physics Department Astronomical Observatory of the University of Extremadura, located at Badajoz (Spain), several stars were observed during some clear nights of atmospheric stability in the period 1998–2000, at optical wavelengths corresponding to the filters of the Kron-Cousins and Strömgren photometric systems. The determination of the extinction coefficients was made by assuming the Bouguer's law, which was shown to be a good approximation for this study. The results exhibited temporal variations and can be considered to be associated with clean atmospheres at locations of low altitude.

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  1. Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Ctra de Elvas s/n, 06071, Badajoz, Spain

    M. Jurado Vargas, P. Merchán Benítez & A. Astillero Vivas

  2. Departamento de Electrónica e Ingeniería Electromecánica, Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, Universidad de Extremadura, Ctra de Elvas s/n, 06071, Badajoz, Spain

    F. Sánchez Bajo

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Jurado Vargas, M., Merchán Benítez, P., Sánchez Bajo, F. et al. Measurements of Atmospheric Extinction at a Ground Level Observatory. Astrophysics and Space Science 279, 261–269 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015184127925

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