File:Gemini South's Laser Guide System (Untitled-5-CC).jpg

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This photo shows Gemini South's laser guide star system in action. The laser interacts with particles in the Earth's upper atmosphere and allow for real-time corrections of the telescope's optics to compensate for atmospheric turbulence.

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English: This photo shows Gemini South's laser guide star system in action. The laser interacts with particles in the Earth's upper atmosphere and allow for real-time corrections of the telescope's optics to compensate for atmospheric turbulence. The stars appear to blur into trails over the course of the long photographic exposure timne. Gemini South is a part of the International Gemini Observatory, a program of NSF's NOIRLab.
Date 23 February 2022, 15:14 (upload date)
Source Gemini South's Laser Guide System
Author International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/AURA/NSF/M. Paredes
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