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Bringing the Visible Universe into Focus with Robo-AO

Bringing the Visible Universe into Focus with Robo-AO

DOI:
10.3791/50021-v

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10:35 min

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February 12, 2013

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, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
1Caltech Optical Observatories,California Institute of Technology, 2Department of Astronomy,California Institute of Technology, 3Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics,University of Toronto, 4Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics, 5Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science, 6Benoziyo Center for Astrophysics,Weizmann Institute of Science

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 02:45Pre-observing Procedures
  • 03:52High-order Adaptive Optics Correction
  • 05:40Observing in the Visible with Post-facto Registration Correction
  • 06:56End of Night Procedures
  • 08:01Results: Sample Images using Robo-AO
  • 09:35Conclusion

Summary

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Light from astronomical objects must travel through the earth's turbulent atmosphere before it can be imaged by ground-based telescopes. To enable direct imaging at maximum theoretical angular resolution, advanced techniques such as those employed by the Robo-AO adaptive-optics system must be used.

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Keywords: Robo-AOAdaptive OpticsAtmospheric TurbulenceAngular ResolutionDiffractionWavefront SensorLaser Guide StarOptical TelescopeHubble Space TelescopeImage QualityAstronomy

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