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A Chilean telescope fires a laser into space to create a virtual star in the heart of the Milky Way | Before It's News
A Chilean telescope fires a laser into space to create a virtual star in the heart of the Milky Way
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope is shooting a freakin big laser into space, to create a virtual star to compensate for the Earth's atmospheric interference.
The resulting star appears to be in the center of the Milky Way, although it's just 56 miles up. This commonly used technique allows the VLT crew to adjust their adaptive optics system, a set of adjustable mirrors that compensate for the blurring caused by the Earth's atmosphere. Explains Space.com:
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A Chilean telescope fires a laser into space to create a virtual star in the heart of the Milky Way
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope is shooting a freakin big laser into space, to create a virtual star to compensate for the Earth's atmospheric interference.
The resulting star appears to be in the center of the Milky Way, although it's just 56 miles up. This commonly used technique allows the VLT crew to adjust their adaptive optics system, a set of adjustable mirrors that compensate for the blurring caused by the Earth's atmosphere. Explains Space.com:
Continue reading at the link