Light pollution generated by laser guide star at Canarian Observatories

Sergio Chueca; Jesus Jimenez Fuensalida

doi:10.1117/12.565895

11 November 2004 Light pollution generated by laser guide star at Canarian Observatories

Proceedings Volume 5572, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems VII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.565895
Event: Remote Sensing, 2004, Maspalomas, Canary Islands, Spain

Abstract

A new generation of instrument using a launching laser is been developed to correct the atmospheric image blurring and to establish optical communication with space. Then, light pollution generated by laser will be a serious operational problem in next years. This laser could affect astronomical works of adjacent telescopes when the laser lay across the field of view of the observing telescope, this is a kind of light pollution. This could be avoided with an adequate operational politic to detect possible interference between the laser and the astronomical telescopes. In this paper is analysed the mathematical probability of a cross-event happen.

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Sergio Chueca and Jesus Jimenez Fuensalida "Light pollution generated by laser guide star at Canarian Observatories", Proc. SPIE 5572, Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems VII, (11 November 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.565895

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