Diffraction-limited 800 nm imaging with the 2.56 m Nordic optical telescope

Baldwin, J.E.; Tubbs, R.N.; Cox, G.C.; Mackay, C.D.; Wilson, R.W.; Andersen, M.I.

Abstract

A quantitative assessment is presented of diffraction-limited stellar images with Strehl ratios of 0.25-0.30 obtained by selection of short-exposure CCD images of stars brighter than +6 m at 810 nm with the Nordic Optical Telescope.

Citation

Baldwin, J., Tubbs, R., Cox, G., Mackay, C., Wilson, R., & Andersen, M. (2001). Diffraction-limited 800 nm imaging with the 2.56 m Nordic optical telescope. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 368(1), L1-L4. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%3A20010118

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2001
• Deposit Date: May 29, 2008
• Publicly Available Date: May 29, 2008
• Journal: Astronomy and astrophysics.
• Print ISSN: 0004-6361
• Electronic ISSN: 1432-0746
• Publisher: EDP Sciences
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 368
• Issue: 1
• Pages: L1-L4
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%3A20010118
• Keywords: Atmospheric effects, Observational methods, Individual stars, Beta Delphini, Zeta Boötis.