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SUMMARY:Stopping the Stars from Twinkling: monitoring\, modelling and miti
 gating atmospheric turbulence for astronomy and other applications - James
  Osborn (Durham)
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CONTACT:Dr. David Murphy
DESCRIPTION:Turbulence in the Earth’s atmosphere can limit the precision
  of ground-based optical telescopes\, both in terms of the angular resolut
 ion and the time-resolved photometry. I will present the progress in monit
 oring\, modelling and mitigating atmospheric turbulence for astronomy and 
 other applications. We have successfully developed a new turbulence monito
 r capable of operating continuously 24-hours a day\, enabling support for 
 both solar and night-time activities but also feeding into turbulence fore
 casting tools. The combination of these facilities allows us to model the 
 propagation of light through the Earth’s atmosphere anywhere in the worl
 d. This is useful to select new sites\, develop new instruments and optimi
 se scheduling for existing observatories. I will also highlight the synerg
 ies between astronomical instrumentation and other exciting applications s
 uch as free-space optical communications and satellite tracking\; areas wh
 ere technical research staff can transfer their skills to make a significa
 nt impact in these emerging fields.
LOCATION:Hoyle Lecture Theatre + ONLINE - Details will be sent by email
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