Cutting-edge Adaptive Optics Facility Sees First Light

On: August 2, 2017

Cutting-edge Adaptive Optics Facility Sees First Light

The Unit Telescope 4 (Yepun) of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has now been transformed into a fully adaptive telescope. After more than a decade of planning, construction and testing, the new Adaptive Optics Facility (AOF) has seen first light with the instrument MUSE, capturing amazingly sharp views of planetary nebulae and galaxies. The coupling of the AOF and MUSE forms one of the most advanced and powerful technological systems ever built for ground-based astronomy.
ESO News Feed
Go to Source

Previous Post: Physicists Take Big Step Towards Quantum Computing and Encryption with new Experiment

Next Post: A Partial Lunar Eclipse Ushers in Eclipse Season