File:Gemini North's Laser Guide Star (05192014-082-JCMT-Observing-Run-CC2).jpg
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Both International Gemini Observatory telescopes use laser guide stars to assist their adaptive optics mechanisms, which compensate for atmospheric turbulence which can blur images.
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[edit]DescriptionGemini North's Laser Guide Star (05192014-082-JCMT-Observing-Run-CC2).jpg |
English: Both International Gemini Observatory telescopes use laser guide stars to assist their adaptive optics mechanisms, which compensate for atmospheric turbulence which can blur images. The laser works by bombarding trace gases in the upper atmosphere with a beam of light, exciting them. |
Date | 13 January 2022, 15:48 (upload date) |
Source | Gemini North's Laser Guide Star |
Author | NOIRLab/AURA/NSF |
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Author | Jason K. Chu |
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Date and time of data generation | 15:48, 13 January 2022 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 (Macintosh) |
File change date and time | 17:35, 24 May 2021 |
Date metadata was last modified | 19:35, 24 May 2021 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:14, 1 July 2020 |
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Keywords | Gemini North |
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