A Short Course in Adaptive Optics Organised by ING

The ING organised a Short Course in Adaptive Optics in collaboration with Imperial College London, University of Durham and the National University of Ireland. The course was held on the 12–14th January 2004 in Los Cancajos, La Palma.   

It was adapted for observatory staff and designed to explain the basic principles of adaptive optics, provide an introduction to wavefront sensing techniques, describe the components currently used for adaptive optics, identify new technologies of potential importance for incorporation into adaptive optical systems, describe current applications of adaptive optics and identify new applications.

The course was taught by Prof Chris Dainty, Dr Gordon Love, Dr Richard Myers and Dr Carl Paterson and contained a trip to the WHT to look at its adaptive optics instrumentation. Local organiser was Stephen Goodsell (ING).¤

Course lecturers. From left to right: Prof Chris Dainty, Dr Gordon Love, Dr Richard Myers and Dr Carl Paterson. [ JPEG | TIFF ]

Course room at Hotel H10 Taburiente Playa, Los Cancajos. [ JPEG | TIFF ]