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Photonics Improves Sky Gazing

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Advanced in photonics are improving telescope resolutions and enabling astronomers to discover planets around distant stars.

They may not physically go — boldly or otherwise — where no one has gone before, but astronomers often see what no one has seen before. Thanks to photonic innovations and techniques, the ability to uncover the secrets of the cosmos continues to advance. Developments in adaptive optics, for example, promise to further overcome atmospheric jitter and to help ground-based instruments function almost as well as those in space. Astronomers are combining the power of multiple telescopes into the equivalent of a single, giant device by exploiting fiber optics. And new techniques spot Earth-size...Read full article

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    Published: April 2006
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    astronomy
    The scientific observation of celestial radiation that has reached the vicinity of Earth, and the interpretation of these observations to determine the characteristics of the extraterrestrial bodies and phenomena that have emitted the radiation.
    astronomyatmospheric jitterBasic ScienceCommunicationscosmosenergyFeaturesground-based instrumentsSensors & Detectors

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