Robert K. Tyson has written: 'Principles of adaptive optics' -- subject(s): Adaptive Optics, Optics, Adaptive 'Astronomical adaptive optics systems and applications III' -- subject(s): Congresses, Adaptive Optics, Astronomical instruments, Imaging systems in astronomy, Design and construction 'Lighter side of adaptive optics' -- subject(s): Adaptive Optics, Humor, Imaging systems in astronomy, Optics, Adaptive
William H. Boykin has written: 'Small scale adaptive optics experiment systems engineering' -- subject(s): Adaptive Optics, Optics, Adaptive
V. P. Lukin has written: 'US nuclear shadow over Asia' -- subject(s): Military relations, Military policy 'Atmospheric adaptive optics' -- subject(s): Adaptive Optics, Atmospheric diffusion, Atmospheric turbulence, Meteorological optics, Optics, Adaptive
adaptive optics
Michael C. Roggemann has written: 'Imaging through turbulence' -- subject(s): Adaptive Optics, Atmospheric turbulence, Imaging systems, Optics, Adaptive, Speckle
active is moving and adaptive is the ability to change yourself to survive in a given situation/condition
active is moving and adaptive is the ability to change yourself to survive in a given situation/condition
Adaptive optics were developed to overcome the blurring of images caused by atmospheric turbulence when observing distant objects in space. By rapidly adjusting the shape of a mirror in a telescope to compensate for the distortions introduced by the atmosphere, adaptive optics improve the clarity and resolution of astronomical images.
Adaptive Optics
Adaptive optics is the process used by telescopes on Earth to overcome the blurring effect of the atmosphere. It involves using deformable mirrors to correct for distortions in real time, resulting in sharper images of astronomical objects.
Anisoplanatism can degrade the performance of adaptive optics systems in astronomical observations by causing distortions in the corrected images when the reference star used for correction is not at the same location as the object being observed. This can result in reduced image quality and resolution.
Active optics are where you manipulate the mirrors and lenses in your telescope to compensate for the swimming effects in your images caused by the motions of the gases in the atmosphere. These techniques have become possible with the advent of cheap high speed computers.