Gemini South's Laser Guide Star
The Gemini South telescope, shown here in this wide-angle shot, uses a laser guide star as part of its adaptive optics system, which compensates for atmospheric turbulence which can otherwise blur the light from stars and distant galaxies.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Fuentes
About the Image
| Id: | GSlaser_jfuentes-CC2 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | Jan. 10, 2022, 1:19 p.m. |
| Size: | 2592 x 1728 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gemini South |
| Category: | Gemini Observatory |
