Adaptive optics with MAD

These two images both show the Galactic Centre, but the clarity of the image on the right is vastly improved. It was produced with the Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics Demonstrator (MAD), an instrument installed on ESO’s Very Large Telescope that is designed to compensate for the blurring effect of the atmosphere. It works by performing real-time corrections to the atmospheric turbulence by means of computer-controlled deformable mirrors.

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Identificazione:elt-res-comp-slide5
Tipo:Collage
Data di pubblicazione:Lunedì 24 Settembre 2018 14:26
Dimensione:3343 x 2027 px

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Nome:Milky Way Galactic Centre
Tipo:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument
Categoria:Galaxies

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