File:SAM images gravitational arcs in the Abel 370 cluster of galaxies (noaoann14003a).jpg

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Nearly every "star" in this image is actually a galaxy. The SOAR Adaptive Module (SAM), built by CTIO/NOAO-S, is mounted on the SOAR 4.1 meter telescope: it creates an artificial laser guide star which enables the exquisite resolution seen here.

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English: Nearly every "star" in this image is actually a galaxy. The SOAR Adaptive Module (SAM), built by CTIO/NOAO-S, is mounted on the SOAR 4.1 meter telescope: it creates an artificial laser guide star which enables the exquisite resolution seen here. The dark shadow on the left ( as seen in the full image) is produced by the SAM guide probe. Data were taken in September 2013 for the SAM science verification proposal by D. Caminha et al.
Date 14 February 2014 (upload date)
Source SAM images gravitational arcs in the Abel 370 cluster of galaxies
Author D. Caminha & SOAR/NOAO/AURA/NSF
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