New Telescope Attachment Allows Ground-Based Observations of New Worlds 3 (IMAGE)

Penn State

New Telescope Attachment Allows Ground-Based Observations of New Worlds 3

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Left: Light from a laser pointer is shaped into a wide and stable output using a beam-shaping diffuser. A carefully designed pattern is precisely molded into plastic polymers or directly into a glass substrate, creating micro-structures on the surface of the diffuser (inset; image credit: RPC Photonics). Right: The diffuser installed at the 3.5m telescope at Apache Point Observatory.

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Stefansson et al. 2017, Penn State University

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