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NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek
Gemini South Laser Timelapse
This timelapse shows a stretch of observing by Gemini South, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, with NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory distant in the background. Gemini South's adaptive optics system can be seen firing a laser into the atmosphere, creating a guide star that is used to calibrate the telescope's observations. Also visible is the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds, which wheel overhead.
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| ID: | 2025_04_20-21_TLS_12mm_Gemini_Rubin_Laser_AG-CC |
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| Duration: | 45 seconds |