The technology behind adaptive optics was originally developed by the defence industry for propagating laser beams into space, but has since become an essential technology in astronomy.

ABSTRACT The effects of anisoplanatism on the adaptive optics point‐spread function are investigated ... TMT is a partnership of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), ...

Deformable Mirrors (DMs) are key components in Adaptive Optics (AO) systems employed in astronomy and laser communications to compensate for shape errors in optical elements and optical atmospheric ...

and we can try deploying these devices on the telescope with a good adaptive optics system,” said Kevin Bundy, one of the study researchers. Beyond astronomy, the researchers anticipate ...

Current research focuses on improving undergraduate astronomy education. Past research concentrated on infrared observations of the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center using high ...

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in the Adaptive Optics group in Durham. The role will be focused on the development and modelling of a hyperspectral pyramid ...

Tomography: 16. Incoherent illumination tomography and adaptive optics Peng Xiao, Mathias Fink and A. Claude Boccara 17. Computational adaptive optics for broadband optical interferometric tomography ...

The position will be centred on adaptive optics systems and laser guide stars for Free Space ... be making a crucial contribution to the development of this international astronomy facility, and the ...

She has a broad background with experience in space hardware development, star formation and radio astronomy, aeronomy, and adaptive optics for vision science applications. Finn holds a bachelor of ...

This comprehensive Encyclopedia covers the full history of astronomy from its ancient origins in Africa ... from the history of spectroscopy to adaptive optics. The last part of the Encyclopedia is ...