Adaptive optics at the ESO 3.6 m telescope

eso_eso9006a May 23rd, 1990

Credit: ESO

Adaptive optics at the ESO 3.6 m telescope. This B/W photo illustrates the dramatic improvement in image sharpness which is obtained with adaptive optics at the ESO 3.6 m telescope.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9006a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Adaptive Optics
Subject - General: Star; Technology

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	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	ESO-3.6m (None)	Infrared (Near-IR)	-

ID: eso9006a
Subject Category: E.3 E.8
Subject Name: Adaptive Optics
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 1990-05-23T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9006a/

Type: Observation
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Facility: ESO 3.6-metre telescope
Instrument: None
Color Assignment: Grayscale

Band: Infrared
Bandpass: Near-IR
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
Name: Zeutschel Omniscan 11
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso9006a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso9006a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2009-12-10T22:42:47+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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