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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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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