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The Transponder Based Aircraft Detection (TBAD) system is installed on the Gemini North telescope. The purpose of this system is to protect aircraft from accidental illumination during laser guide star adaptive optics operation.
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English: The Transponder Based Aircraft Detection (TBAD) system is installed on the Gemini North telescope. The purpose of this system is to protect aircraft from accidental illumination during laser guide star adaptive optics operation.To learn more about TBAD at Gemini see this article starting on page 15 of the October 2014 issue of <a href="https://www.gemini.edu/images/pio/newsletters/pdf/gf_1014.pdf">GeminiFocus</a>. |
Date | 19 July 2020, 00:52:00 (upload date) |
Source | TBAD installed |
Author | International Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab/AURA/J. Pollard |
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Author | Joy Pollard |
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Label | Good to Use |
Credit/Provider | International Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab/AURA/J. Pollard |
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Date and time of data generation | 00:52, 19 July 2020 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 12.2.1 (Windows) |
File change date and time | 23:59, 23 May 2020 |
Serial number of camera | 172018000264 |
Lens used | EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM |
Date and time of digitizing | 11:28, 29 August 2014 |
Date metadata was last modified | 01:59, 24 May 2020 |
Unique ID of original document | 5459F060379B8801125CB65375433EF2 |
Keywords | Gemini North |
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IIM version | 4 |