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European Southern Observatory Tests Spectroscope for High-Quality Imaging

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The Adaptive Optics Facility (AOF) on the European Southern Observatory (ESO) tested instruments for Unit Telescope 4 (UT4) as part of its Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) for high-quality imaging of celestial objects. This image shows a small fraction of the total data collected by the MUSE using the AOF system and demonstrates the increased abilities of the new AOF-equipped MUSE instrument. Courtesy of J. Richard/ESO. The AOF is a long-term project on the ESO’s Very Large Telescope, which has been coupled with MUSE, an integral-field spectrograph. Adaptive optics work...Read full article

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    Published: August 2017
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