The current Laser Guide Star at the Very Large Telescope
A laser beam launched from ESO’s VLT crosses the majestic southern sky and creates an artificial star at 90 km altitude in the high Earth´s mesosphere. The current Laser Guide Star (LGS) is part of the VLT´s Adaptive Optics system and it is used as reference to correct images from the blurring effect of the atmosphere.
Credit:G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | ann1045a |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 28 July 2010, 15:34 |
| Related announcements: | ann1045 |
| Size: | 2848 x 4288 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Laser Guide Star, Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility |
| Category: | Paranal |
