[AZ-Observing] Successful tests of Adaptive Optics secondary for the LBT
- From: Gene A Lucas <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:38:06 -0700
This news from Dean Ketelsen at the U. of AZ Steward Mirror Lab, about
recent successful tests of the adaptive optics (AO) secondary mirror for
the Large Binocular Telescope on Mt. Graham... It is a large diameter,
very thin meniscus mirror (about 1 meter diameter, ca. 1.6 mm thick),
with hundreds of magnets attached, driven by computer to deform it to
cancel out seeing effects in the atmosphere.
Gene Lucas
(17250)
Dean Ketelesen wrote:
>>Hi All-
For you adaptive optics fans, more local press from the success of the
LBT adaptive optics secondary.
Today's Arizona Daily Star:
<http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/college/article_ac36dea0-c2c6-5c6b-b48c-3a8d03196342.html>
And from the U of A:
http://uanews.org/node/32405
-Dean <<
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