Lasers to the stars

ESO's Very Large Telescope sends up laser light to create an artificial guide star. The guide star is part of the state-of-the-art Adaptive Optics technology that corrects the blurring effects of Earth's atmosphere to produce sharper images.

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ESO/Daniele Gasparri (www.astroatacama.com)

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ID:paranal-gasparri-tl-23
Veröffentlichungsdatum:5. März 2019 10:26
Dauer:13 s
Frame rate:30 fps

Über das Objekt

Name:Laser Guide Star, Very Large Telescope
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Kategorie:Paranal

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