First Resolved Images of a Spacecraft in Geostationary Orbit with the Keck-II 10m Telescope

Jack D. Drummond (Air Force Research Laboratory), Richard H. Rast (Air Force Research Laboratory)

Keywords: Adaptive Optics, Imaging

Abstract:

Resolved images of a geostationary satellite were obtained on October 30, 2009, with the adaptive optics on the largest telescope on the planet, the 10 m Keck-II on the 14000 foot summit of Mauna Kea.

Date of Conference: September 14-17, 2010

Track: Adaptive Optics & Imaging

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