The Adaptive Optics Module for the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo

Ragazzoni, R.

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R. Ragazzoni⁴

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The capability of the optics of the TNG telescope is near the diffraction limit, and the Roque de los Muchachos is proven to be one of the best sites for astronomical observations in the world. Full exploiting of such imaging capabilities is obtained only through correction of the image perturbation due to the unavoidable atmospheric turbulence. The main guidelines of the Adaptive Optics module for the TNG telescope are sketched and the current status of such a project is outlined.

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University of Padova, Italy
Cesare Barbieri
NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., USA
Jürgen H. Rahe
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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Ragazzoni, R. (1997). The Adaptive Optics Module for the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo. In: Barbieri, C., Rahe, J.H., Johnson, T.V., Sohus, A.M. (eds) The Three Galileos: The Man, the Spacecraft, the Telescope. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 220. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8790-7_31

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