Maximizing image resolution for ground-based telescopes using Adaptive Optics – Dr. Maaike van Koote

Name: Maximizing image resolution for ground-based telescopes using Adaptive Optics – Dr. Maaike van Koote
Start: 2025-11-12T19:30:00-08:00
Location: Bob Wright Centre (SCI)

Schedule

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Bob Wright Centre (SCI) | Victoria, BC

Ground-based telescopes that look in the visible and near-infrared wavelengths (colours visible by the human eye as well as more red) lose spatial information due to blurring of light by the Earth’s atmosphere. Adaptive optics (AO) is a technology used to physically correct, in real-time, the effects of the atmosphere and regain clear, sharp images.
Location: University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Lecture Theatre A104
More info - https://victoria.rasc.ca/maximizing-image-resolution-maaike-van-kooten/