Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2004 · 36 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsAstrophysicsOptical AstronomyOpticsAdaptive OpticsLaser OpticsObservatory InstrumentationObservatory OperationsTelescope OpticsAdaptive Optics InstrumentationAdaptive Optics ObservingAdaptive Optics System DesignGuide Star SystemsLaser Guide StarsNatural Guide StarsOptical Telescope SystemsOptical Telescopes
The purpose of this paper is to report on new adaptive optics (AO) developments at the W. M. Keck Observatory since the 2002 SPIE meeting. These developments include continued improvements to the natural guide star (NGS) facilities, first light for our laser guide star (LGS) system and the commencement of several new Keck AO initiatives.