Robo-AO, autonomous laser-adaptive-optics, Caltech Optical Observatories and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy, USA

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Website - robo-ao.org (http://robo-ao.org)

youtube.com/RoboAdaptiveOptics (https://www.youtube.com/RoboAdaptiveOptics)

facebook.com/RoboAO (https://www.facebook.com/RoboAO)

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https://youtu.be/HN_jdJflfv0

Robo-AO time lapse laser movie - January 2013

Published on Jan 30, 2013


Time-lapse video of the ultra-violet (UV) laser guide star used by the Robo-AO adaptive optics system. Although the laser is invisible to the human eye, it shows up in digital SLR cameras once their internal UV blocking filters are removed. The apparent color of the laser beam is a result of the UV light leaking through the camera's red, green and blue pixel filters by slightly different amounts.

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Press-release
"Laser-Wielding Robot Probes Exoplanet Systems (http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/press-releases/Robo-AO)"

August 4, 2014

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Article "Laser-wielding robot probes exoplanet systems (https://phys.org/news/2014-08-laser-wielding-robot-probes-exoplanet.html)"

August 5, 2014

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https://youtu.be/_nUwseg3Udw

Robo-AO time-lapse video - August 2014

Published on Aug 26, 2014


DescriptionTime-lapse video of the ultra-violet (UV) laser guide star used by the Robo-AO adaptive optics system. Although the laser is invisible to the human eye, it shows up in digital SLR cameras once their internal UV blocking filters are removed. The apparent color of the laser beam is a result of the UV light leaking through the camera's red, green and blue pixel filters by slightly different amounts.

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https://youtu.be/WiGUBS1ByxE

Robo-AO laser time-lapse compilation

Published on Sep 3, 2014


Robo-AO is the first autonomous laser adaptive optics system and science instrument operating on sky. The system robotically executes large scale surveys, monitors long-term astrophysical dynamics and characterizes newly discovered transients, all at the visible diffraction limit.

This video shows the propagation of the UV laser used for measuring atmospheric turbulence for each target observed. For more on how the system works, please see: http://www.jove.com/video/50021

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https://youtu.be/TKuT1KmpgjY

Why is Robo-AO important to the scientific community?

Published on May 16, 2017


An interview with Robo-AO's principle investigator, Christoph Baranec.

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https://youtu.be/oRh8ZVIUB3A

How do you build a robotically controlled telescope?

Published on Jun 22, 2017


An interview with project scientist, Dr. Reed Riddle.