Friday, January 20, 2012

Gemini optics show unprecedented views of stars

January 20, 2012 - msnbc.com
Stars viewed by an observatory in South America have just lost their twinkle. Images from this ground-based telescope are brighter and clearer than ever before, thanks to a new instrument on the Gemini South observatory that reduces the blurring, or twinkle, caused by Earth's atmosphere.
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