The optical design for the proposed Euro50 extremely large telescope with integrated adaptive optics (AO) is presented. For atmospheric turbulence correction...

It is foreseen that the Gran Telescopio Canarias will include an Adaptive Optics (AO) system to provide diffraction-limited images in the near-IR. The...

First results from the AGN-Heidelberg program aimed at resolving the central pc region of the closest Active Galactic Nuclei in the IR are presented. The core...

The large telescope planned for the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos will include an adaptive optics (AO) facility, designed to provide diffraction...

We observed the black hole candidate XTE J1752-223 (ATel #2258) with the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) and the ACAM imager/spectrograph at the Observatorio...

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has several potential advantages for astronomical instrumentation: particularly the ability to create custom parts with optimised...

There are three known Of?p stars in our galaxy, they are the well known peculiar stars HD108, HD148937 and HD191612. The question mark in their spectral...

The MAGIC experiment was upgraded to a two-telescope system in 2009. Unlike other Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope arrays, MAGIC has operated for five years...