{"id":16402,"date":"2018-07-18T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16402"},"modified":"2018-07-17T22:39:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T02:39:30","slug":"eso-the-very-large-telescope-vlt-makes-supersharp-visible-light-images-with-adaptive-optics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16402","title":{"rendered":"ESO: The Very Large Telescope (VLT) makes supersharp visible light images with adaptive optics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest report from ESO<\/a> (European Southern Observatory)<\/p>\n

Supersharp Images from New VLT Adaptive Optics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This image of the planet Neptune was obtained during the testing of the Narrow-Field adaptive optics mode of the MUSE\/GALACSI instrument on ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope. The corrected image is sharper than a comparable image from the NASA\/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. [Higher-res images<\/a>]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has achieved first light with a new adaptive optics mode called laser tomography \u2014 and has captured remarkably sharp test images of the planet Neptune, star clusters and other objects. The pioneering MUSE instrument in Narrow-Field Mode, working with the GALACSI adaptive optics module, can now use this new technique to correct for turbulence at different altitudes in the atmosphere. It is now possible to capture images from the ground at visible wavelengths that are sharper than those from the NASA\/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The combination of exquisite image sharpness and the spectroscopic capabilities of MUSE will enable astronomers to study the properties of astronomical objects in much greater detail than was possible before.<\/p>\n