Laser guide star

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A laser guide star is an artificial star image created for use in astronomical adaptive optics imaging.

  • Artist's impression of four laser guide stars.[1]
    Artist's impression of four laser guide stars.[1]
  • First light of new TOPTICA laser of Adaptive Optics Facility at Paranal Observatory[2]
    First light of new TOPTICA laser of Adaptive Optics Facility at Paranal Observatory[2]
  • Allgäu Public Observatory in Ottobeuren, Germany[3]
    Allgäu Public Observatory in Ottobeuren, Germany[3]
  • Laser moves to compensate forEarth's rotation during a 30-minute exposure
    Laser moves to compensate forEarth's rotation during a 30-minute exposure
  • First Light of the ESO's Very Large Telescope Laser Guide Star
    First Light of the ESO's Very Large Telescope Laser Guide Star
  • Keck Observatory projecting a laser into the sky to create a sodium beacon guide star
    Keck Observatory projecting a laser into the sky to create a sodium beacon guide star
  • Laser guide star from one of the UTs (Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year 2010)
    Laser guide star from one of the UTs (Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year 2010)
  • The four beams emerging from the laser system on Unit Telescope 4 of the VLT
    The four beams emerging from the laser system on Unit Telescope 4 of the VLT
  • The 4 laser guide star system pointing into the Paranal sky
    The 4 laser guide star system pointing into the Paranal sky
  • One of the four launch telescopes for ESO (VLT)'s.
    One of the four launch telescopes for ESO (VLT)'s.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Media Advisory: First Light Event for VLT’s Four New Lasers. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved on 23 March 2016.
  2. ↑ First Light of New Laser at Paranal. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Psychedelic Skies. www.eso.org. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved on 3 September 2014.
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