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Photonic OH Suppression

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An image taken of the Gemini North Observatory on Mauna Kea while propagating the Adaptive Optics Laser Guide Star into the heart of the Big Dipper. (Credit:Stéphane Courteau/Queen's University)

Adaptive Optics

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Hector — multi-IFU spectrograph for the AAT

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ATLAS Probe/Explorer

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Skyhopper

About Project SkyHopper is a compact space telescope for astronomical observations at near-infrared wavelengths from a 12U CubeSat. The SkyHopper project was led by the University of Melbourne and involved a consortium of 16 international institutes including AAO at Macquarie University. In the Skyhopper project the AAO was responsible for…

Satellite Payload Optical Systems

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Malya Thermal Camera

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