Laser Guide Star at Gemini North
Here is a time-lapse movie of the Gemini North observatory during a Laser Guide Star (LGS) run, taken from the catwalk around the outside of the UH 2.2 meter telescope. LGS creates an “artificial star” which is used as a reference source for adaptive optics systems on Gemini instruments. Directly behind the Gemini Observatory is the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT)
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA/ K. Pu'uohau-Pummill
About the Video
Id: | gemini-20090604-gn-ext-lgs-1920hd |
Release date: | June 4, 2009 |
Duration: | 23 s |
Frame rate: | 29.97 |
About the Object
Name: | Gemini North |
Category: | Gemini Observatory |