Adaptive optics
CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Fastest astronomical camera will produce out-of-this-world pictures
01:28 June 23, 2009 PDT

While the twinkle of stars may delight poets and lovers, for a scientist it’s simply evidence of the atmospheric disturbance that blurs and distorts detail in deep space images. Combining an incredible 1500 exposures a second capability with an extremely sensitive CCD220 image sensor, the OCam camera is able to analyze and correct these distortions, enabling pictures taken through Very Large Telescopes (VLT) on Earth to be as sharp as those taken from space. Read More














Sam Munro
- November 26, 2009 @ 08:08 UTC