Laser Guide Star Images of the Galactic Center

Caption:
L' (3.8 micron) fading animation from an image taken with the natural guide star (NGS) adaptive optics (AO) system to an image taken with the laser guide star (LGS) AO system. For more details click here.

Other Images:

• More details on the first laser guide star adaptive optics observations of the Galactic center.
  
  

References and Credit:
UCLA Galactic Center Group
W.M. Keck Observatory Laser Team