TBAD installed
The Transponder Based Aircraft Detection (TBAD) system is installed on the Gemini North 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-q4o0054 |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | July 19, 2020, 12:52 a.m. |
| Size: | 3456 x 5184 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gemini North |
| Category: | Gemini Observatory |
