Gemini South's Laser Guide System
This photo shows Gemini South's laser guide star system in action. The laser interacts with particles in the Earth's upper atmosphere and allow for real-time corrections of the telescope's optics to compensate for atmospheric turbulence. The stars appear to blur into trails over the course of the long photographic exposure timne. Gemini South is a part of the International Gemini Observatory, a program of NSF's NOIRLab.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/AURA/NSF
About the Image
Id: | Startrailsoutside-lp-fisheyemoonlight-CC |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | Feb. 23, 2022, 3:13 p.m. |
Size: | 4096 x 4096 px |
About the Object
Name: | Gemini South |
Category: | Fulldome Gemini Observatory |
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