VisAO camera
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The VisAO camera is a visible-light adaptive optics imaging instrument used with the Magellan Adaptive Optics (MagAO) system on the Magellan telescope to obtain extremely high-resolution astronomical images.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VisAO camera canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adaptive optics camera
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astronomical imaging instrument ⓘ visible-light camera ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carnegie Institution for Science
NERFINISHED
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MagAO project NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| designedFor |
diffraction-limited imaging
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high angular resolution imaging ⓘ high-contrast imaging ⓘ |
| enables | extremely high-resolution astronomical images ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
detector array
ⓘ
filter wheel ⓘ optical relay ⓘ science camera ⓘ |
| hostTelescope | Magellan Clay 6.5 m telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Las Campanas Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountedAt | Nasmyth focus of the Magellan Clay Telescope ⓘ |
| observatoryOwner | Carnegie Institution for Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observesInBand |
optical wavelengths
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visible light ⓘ |
| operatedAt | Las Campanas Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | visible adaptive optics performance ⓘ |
| partOf | MagAO instrument suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceGoals |
high-resolution imaging of solar neighborhood objects
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study of circumstellar disks ⓘ study of exoplanets ⓘ study of nearby stars ⓘ |
| telescopeAperture | 6.5-meter class telescope ⓘ |
| usedOn | Magellan Clay Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWith | Magellan Adaptive Optics system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType | CCD detector ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | adaptive optics ⓘ |
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