Solar imaging at National Solar Observatory using a segmented adaptive optics system

D. Scott Acton; Richard B. Dunn

doi:10.1117/12.152680

25 August 1993 Solar imaging at National Solar Observatory using a segmented adaptive optics system

D. Scott Acton, Richard B. Dunn

Proceedings Volume 1920, Active and Adaptive Optical Components and Systems II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.152680
Event: 1993 North American Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, 1993, Albuquerque, NM, United States

Abstract

The Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. (LMSC) has developed a 57-actuator segmented adaptive optics (AO) system to compensate for atmospheric turbulence encountered in ground- based solar astronomy. While working with the National Solar Observatory (NSO), this system has been successfully tested in several observing runs on the Tower Telescope at Sacramento Peak. This paper gives a brief description of the AO system with emphasis on recent developments. Images from a recent observing run with the AO system are also presented.

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D. Scott Acton and Richard B. Dunn "Solar imaging at National Solar Observatory using a segmented adaptive optics system", Proc. SPIE 1920, Active and Adaptive Optical Components and Systems II, (25 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.152680

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