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Neptune as seen from the VLT

18-07-2018 11:34PM

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Wow :eek:

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-supersharp-images-vlt-optics.html

ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has achieved first light with a new adaptive optics mode called laser tomography—and has captured remarkably sharp test images of the planet Neptune and other objects.

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#2 19-07-2018 11:53PM

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ESO blurb on the adaptive optics claims the VLT now has better resolution than the Hubble Space Telescope!

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