This type of observation seeks to counteract the effect of the earth's atmosphere, which greatly limits the sharpness of the objects being observed.

Adaptive optics is a technique that allows us to correct in real time the effects produced by our atmosphere, allowing us to obtain much sharper, high-resolution images, without the need to observe from space.

With the aim of making known the functionality of this astronomical technique, the talk “Observing the Universe in high resolution with Adaptive Optics” will be held, which is part of the AstroSerena cycle “Exploring the cosmos from the Coquimbo Region”, organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of La Serena and the Gemini Observatory, with the collaboration of the Gabriela Mistral Regional Library and the financing of the ALMA-CONICYT Project #31180047.

This talk will take place on Friday, April 26 at 18:30 p.m. at the Regional Library, and will be taught by Rodrigo Carrasco, astronomer responsible for the Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager at the Gemini South Observatory, who will present the basic concepts of adaptive optics and some scientific results obtained with this technique, which rival the quality of images obtained from space.

Admission to this activity is free and for all audiences interested in astronomical work in the region within the framework of the next solar eclipse.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom