Adaptive Optics in Astronomy
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 11, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9780521612142
Subjects: Applied optics; Astronomy, Space & Time; Technical & Manufacturing Trades; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - General; Imaging systems in astronomy; Science / Astronomy; Technology-Technical & Manufacturing Trades
First sentence: Turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere produces inhomogeneities in the air refractive index, which affect the image quality of ground-based telescopes.