AOLI sees its first light

25/05/2016
On May 22, the first tests of AOLI (Adaptive Optics Lucky Imager) were carried out in the 4.2 meter William Herschel Telescope (ING), located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma. AOLI is a system that compensates for the deformations caused by the Earth's atmosphere on light, obtaining clearer images and making it possible to distinguish astronomical objects very little separated from each other. Its versatile optical design, its adaptive optics system, analysis and control software and the use of the lucky imaging technique make AOLI a unique instrument in the world.