Testing TBAD at HBF
Testing the Transponder Based Aircraft Detection (TBAD) system at the base facility in Hilo in preparation for installation at the telescope. The purpose of this system is to protect aircraft from accidental illumination during laser guide star adaptive optics operation.
To learn more about TBAD at Gemini see this article starting on page 15 of the October 2014 issue of GeminiFocus.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab/AURA/J. Pollard
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab-20140616-aircraft-anten-008 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | July 19, 2020, 12:53 a.m. |
| Size: | 4759 x 3347 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gemini North Base |
| Category: | Gemini Observatory People and Events |
