ESO's ELT laser system tested to counter atmospheric turbulence for clearer cosmic observations
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This article features ESO's Picture of the Week showing a laser system built for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) under construction in Chile. The laser, tested at ESO's Headquarters in Germany, is designed to counter atmospheric turbulence that distorts images captured by ground-based telescopes. By using this laser technology, the ELT will be able to correct for atmospheric blurring and capture clearer images of cosmic objects.
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· 2 pulledOne of the biggest obstacles that ground-based telescopes have to overcome is the turbulence in Earth's atmosphere.
Even for telescopes on sites with the clearest night skies, this turbulence distorts images and blurs details of the cosmic objects we observe.
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