An overview of site testing and site characterisation, as applied in the search for an astronomical site in Kenya

Edward Graham; Richard Vaughan; David Buckley; Acacia Leakey; Colin Snodgrass; Paul Baki; Susan Murbana; Chu Owens; Dan Hillier

doi:10.1017/S1743921325000614

An overview of site testing and site characterisation, as applied in the search for an astronomical site in Kenya

Edward Graham
, Richard Vaughan
, David Buckley
, Acacia Leakey
, Colin Snodgrass
, Paul Baki
, Susan Murbana
, Chu Owens
, Dan Hillier

UHI North West and Hebrides

Publikation: Conference contribution

Abstract

The first half of this short paper provides a brief introductory overview of methods to aid astronomical site testing, characterization and selection. In the second half, we describe how some of these methodologies have been applied in the search for an optical astronomical site in Kenya over the past decade.

Originalsprache	English
Titel	Astronomy in Focus - As presented at the IAU 32nd General Assembly, 2024
Redakteure/-innen	Diana M. Worrall
Herausgeber (Verlag)	Cambridge University Press
Seiten	11-15
Seitenumfang	5
Band	20
Auflage	A32
ISBN (elektronisch)	9781009399227, 9781009433341, 9781009545860, 9781009546102, 9781009546126, 9781009866903
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921325000614
Publikationsstatus	Published - 30 Juli 2026
Veranstaltung	Astronomy in Focus - Presented at the 32nd IAU General Assembly, GA 2024 - Cape Town, South Africa Dauer: 6 Aug. 2024 → 15 Aug. 2024

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Conference	Astronomy in Focus - Presented at the 32nd IAU General Assembly, GA 2024
Land/Gebiet	South Africa
Ort	Cape Town
Zeitraum	6/08/24 → 15/08/24

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Graham, E., Vaughan, R., Buckley, D., Leakey, A., Snodgrass, C., Baki, P., Murbana, S., Owens, C., & Hillier, D. (2026). An overview of site testing and site characterisation, as applied in the search for an astronomical site in Kenya. in D. M. Worrall (Hrsg.), Astronomy in Focus - As presented at the IAU 32nd General Assembly, 2024 (A32 Aufl., Band 20, S. 11-15). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921325000614

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