The Next Generation of Adaptive Optics: PI (Physik Instrumente) and the Fraunhofer IOF Support Visualization of Exoplanets in the E-ELT
The E-ELT will have a segmented main mirror with a diameter of 39 m and a light collection area of almost 1000 m² and will be the largest terrestrial telescope for scientific evaluation of electromagnetic [...] radiation in the visible and near-infrared wavelength range. It will be put into operation atop the 3.060 meter high Cerro Amazones in the Chilean Atacama desert during 2024. "One of the most important tasks