adaptive optics
‘The New Cool’: How These Sharp Space Pictures Were Snapped From A Ground Telescope
Rise above Earth with a telescope, and one huge obstacle to astronomy is removed: the atmosphere. We love breathing that…
How Do The Biggest Telescopes Work?
[/caption] Located high in the mountains of Chile's Atacama Desert, the enormous telescopes of the European Southern Observatory have been…
Gemini Adaptive Optics System Revolutionizes Astrophotography
[/caption]When it comes to astrophotography, most of us would think that space-based telescopes like the Hubble are the epitome of…
What are Active Optics?
For astronomers and physicists alike, the depths of space are a treasure trove that may provide us with the answers…
Telescope’s Laser Pointer Clarifies Blurry Skies
[/caption] While it's handy for us humans (and all of the other life on our planet for that matter), the…
Could An Amateur Astronomer Snap a Picture of an Exoplanet?
[/caption] Using their backyard telescope, today? No; however, this image of three exoplanets required just 1.5 meters (diameter; 60 inches)…
Keck Telescope
[/caption] There are two Keck telescopes – Keck I and Keck II; together they make up the W.M. Keck Observatory,…
Cool – Literally – Extrasolar Planet Imaged
Yet another planet outside of our Solar System has been directly imaged, bumping the list up past ten. Given that…