Gemini North telescope (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Gemini North telescope

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The astronomers measured the movement of the stars using the Gemini North telescope located on Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii. They applied a technique known as adaptive optics to the ultra-compact dwarf galaxies to correct for distortions caused by the Earth's atmosphere.

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Gemini Observatory/AURA

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