Twinkle, twinkle little star: the need for adaptive optics in optical astronomy

Jennifer Lotz

 
• Introduction
• Diffraction Limited Resolution
• Turbulence in the Atmosphere
• Adaptive Optics
• Optical Interferometry
• Conclusions
• References
• About this document ...

Adaptive Optics Links

• Mt. Wilson Adaptive Optics tutorial - a good overview of the basis of adaptive optics.
• Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics
• ESO Adaptive Optics-links to VLT inferometer, other ESO adaptive optics projects.
• Keck Telescope's adaptive optics site.
• ChAOS, adaptive optics at the University of Chicago.