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X-WR-CALNAME: IAC Talks: Open Astronomy Seminars
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CREATED:2010-06-17T00:00:00+01:00
X-WR-CALDESC: IAC Talks upcomming talks
SUMMARY:High contrast and high resolution optical imaging from the ground: 
 results from FASTCAM at NOT and WHT
DESCRIPTION:High contrast and high resolution optical imaging from the grou
 nd: results from FASTCAM at NOT and WHT\nDr. Bruno Femenía, Dr. Lucas Lab
 adie\n\nDeveloped since 2006 by the IAC and UPCT, FASTCAM is an optical ca
 mera which takes advantage of recently available low noise and fast read-o
 ut CCDs (with integration times ~30 ms) to perform speckle imaging of astr
 ophysical sources. At high enough speed rate, the atmospheric turbulence -
  classically responsible for image degradation , i.e. seeing- can be froze
 n in the image, which permits us to implement "lucky imaging techniques". 
 In this shared talk, we will review the principle and objectives of the in
 strument (mainly oriented so far towards the study of brown dwarfs), we wi
 ll present the results obtained in different campaigns at the NOT and WHT 
 telescopes stressing the effort towards high contrast and high resolution 
 optical imaging potential which can be further enhanced with post-processi
 ng techniques. In this talk we will also discuss some ideas for future pro
 jects and scientific applications, possibly in conjunction with the GTC.\n
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