We present measurements of seeing-induced crosstalk using spectropolarimetric observations of sunspots recorded simultaneously in the and Ca ii 8662 Å lines with the Kodaikanal Tower Tunnel (KTT) telescope. The Kodaikanal Tower Tunnel telescope is integrated and installed with an image stabilization system consisting of a tip-tilt and an autoguider system. Additionally, the spectropolarimeter at KTT is upgraded to allow for the simultaneous recording of spectropolarimetric observations in three spectral lines. The tip-tilt system is shown to have a cutoff frequency of 80 Hz, effectively reducing the seeing induced crosstalk in the measured Stokes parameters by at least a factor of 2.
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