Astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (Eso) organisation have successfully tested a device that corrects for the distortions introduced into an astronomical image by the turbulence of the Earth's atmosphere.

Although not the first device of its type, experts say that the MACAO-VLTI (Multi Application Curvature Adaptive Optics - Very Large Telescope Interferometer) instrument is a frontrunner in making ground-based telescopes as good as those in space.

The first observations, made on 18 April, have been released showing how the device can compensate for the blurring atmosphere, producing sharp images of nearby double stars as well as the centre of our galaxy.

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Great article Saru. I'm passing this out to a few friends.
BTW, I watched the eclipse last night. I wasn't impressed. It was like, hey moon...I still see you, when's the eclipse. Oh, it's happening now...but I see you. You're right there, a little dimmer but I still see you. Oh well