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to eliminate the distorting effects of atmospheric turbulence for telescopes on the ground
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∙ 11y agoTo get better images with large telescope mirrors. it is necessary to counteract the distortions caused by the atmosphere and gravitational/thermal stresses.
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Which technology can allow a single ground-based telescope to achieve images as sharp as those from the Hubble Space Telescope?
adaptive optics
What is the name of the process used by the telescopes on earth that allowed them to overcome the effect of the atmosphere blurring caused by the earths atmosphere?
Adaptive Optics/AO.
How do astronomers solve the problems with earth based telescopes?
Adaptive optics which change the shape of large mirrors during observation have helped to reduce atmospheric distortion.
What types of microbes do adaptive immune responses combat?
The adaptive immune system was developed in higher vertebrates to combat pathogens and antigens. These can include viruses, bacteria, and anything else that can cause the immune system to launch an immune response.
List at least three ways in which Earth's atmosphere can hinder astronomical observations And explain why putting a telescope into space helps in each case What problem can adaptive optics help with?
The Earth's atmosphere carries with it pollutants and water vapor that tend to attenuate incoming light from space and reflect light back to Earth emanating from ground sources. The atmosphere can act as an unrefined lens that can distort images due to its inhomogeneous density. Interference between light and various gasses in the atmosphere may act to distort the wavelength of incoming starlight. To put a telescope into space allows one to eliminate these difficulties by removing the atmosphere from the observations. I do not know of adaptive optics specifically but I would take it that adaptive optics would allow for refinement and correction for atmospheric interferences when observations are made on Earth by mathematical methods.
What has the author Robert K Tyson written?
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
What has the author William H Boykin written?
William H. Boykin has written: 'Small scale adaptive optics experiment systems engineering' -- subject(s): Adaptive Optics, Optics, Adaptive
What has the author V P Lukin written?
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
What best reduces atmospheric distortion?
adaptive optics
What has the author Michael C Roggemann written?
Michael C. Roggemann has written: 'Imaging through turbulence' -- subject(s): Adaptive Optics, Atmospheric turbulence, Imaging systems, Optics, Adaptive, Speckle
What are the primary telescope mirrors that are continuously adjusted to compensate for the distortion of starlight due to the motion of Earth's atmosphere?
Adaptive Optics
Which technology can allow a single ground-based telescope to achieve images as sharp as those from the Hubble Space Telescope?
adaptive optics
What is the name of the process used by the telescopes on earth that allowed them to overcome the effect of the atmosphere blurring caused by the earths atmosphere?
Adaptive Optics/AO.
What type of adaptive behavior has the chipmunk developed over time?
it is poo
How do astronomers try to improve the quality of ground based optical telescopes?
* By making them bigger.* By compensating for atmospheric disturbance, with something called adaptive optics.
What telescope must be mounted on high-flying aircraft or a satellite to be useful in studying the stars?
A large aperture telescope that does not have adaptive optics which can compensate for unevenness in the atmosphere.
What telescope must be mounted on high flying aircraft or a satellite to be useful in studying stars?
A large aperture telescope that does not have adaptive optics which can compensate for unevenness in the atmosphere.
