Experiment on La Palma (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Experiment on La Palma

Caption

The experiment on La Palma: The laser beam (yellow) generates an artificial guide star in the mesosphere. This light is collected in the receiver telescope (front left). The laser source and the receiver telescope are eight meters away from each other.

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photo/©: Felipe Pedreros Bustos

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Earth's magnetic field measured using artificial stars at 90 kilometers altitude", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on November 14, 2018.

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