Gemini South's Laser Guide System
This photo shows the Gemini South telescope, along with 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. Gemini South is a part of the International Gemini Observatory, a program of NSF NOIRLab.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/AURA/NSF/M. Paredes
About the Image
| Id: | summit_nights-127-CC |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | Feb. 22, 2022, 12:30 p.m. |
| Size: | 4096 x 4096 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gemini South |
| Category: | Fulldome Gemini Observatory |
