Friday, July 5, 2013

Adaptive Optics Details New Space Images From Gemini Observatory

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July 3, 2013 - RedOrbit

Scientists at the Gemini Observatory in Chile have just released the first new images of space created with their state-of-the-art adaptive optics system, called GeMS.

An acronym for Gemini Multi-conjugate adaptive optics System, GeMS allows scientists at the observatory to capture deep-space images without the usual distortions created by Earth’s atmosphere.
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