Robo-AO: An autonomous laser adaptive optics and science system

Christoph Baranec,Reed Riddle,A. N. Ramaprakash,Nicholas M. Law,Shriharsh P. Tendulkar,Shrinivas R. Kulkarni,Richard G. Dekany,Khanh Bui,Jack Davis,Jeff Zolkower,Jason Fucik,Mahesh P. Burse,H. K. Das,Pravin Chordia,Mansi M. Kasliwal,Eran O. Ofek,Timothy D. Morton,John Asher Johnson

Robo-AO: An autonomous laser adaptive optics and science system

2011

Christoph Baranec
Reed Riddle
A. N. Ramaprakash
Nicholas M. Law
Shriharsh P. Tendulkar
Shrinivas R. Kulkarni
Richard G. Dekany
Khanh Bui
Jack Davis
Jeff Zolkower
Jason Fucik
Mahesh P. Burse
H. K. Das
Pravin Chordia
Mansi M. Kasliwal
Eran O. Ofek
Timothy D. Morton
John Asher Johnson

Robo-AO, a fully autonomous, laser guide star adaptive optics and science system, is being commissioned at Palomar Observatory’s 60-inch telescope. Here we discuss the instrument, scientific goals and results of initial on-sky operation.

Keywords:

Adaptive optics
Laser
Computer vision
Artificial intelligence
Control engineering
Computer science
Optics

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