UH AO Images

Solar System images


NEW : ADAPTIVE OPTICS PROVIDES NEW DATA ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM


Io

Picture of Io 56 Ko, Gif Picture of Io 8.7 Ko, Gif Picture of Io 23 Ko, Gif
Left : diffration limited image of Io in eclipse showing the thermal emission of several active volcanoes on the its Jupiter facing hemisphere. The image was recorded on June 16, 1997 at 2.3 micron using the 13-channel UH AO system on CFHT.
Middle : same image than above but after deconvolution using Amalthea as a PSF.
Right : Explanation map of Io's surface.

Saturn's Arc

Picture of Saturn 147 Ko, Gif
Time sequence of images of Saturn's E ring obtained on Aug 12, 1995 (from 11:30 to 12:30 UT) in the H band (top row and bottom left image) and in the J band (middle row).
A brighter full sized image 627 Ko, Gif
The movie 122 Ko, Gif

Picture of Saturn 25 Ko, Jpeg
Plot of the illumination in the rings as a function of the distance from Saturn

Titan imaged with the 13 elements system

Picture of Titan 94 Ko, Gif
Infrared images of Titan showing surface details of Saturn's biggest satellite.

Titan imaged with Hokupa'a

Titan 58 Ko, gGif

Neptune and Proteus in August 1995 (13 elements system)

Picture of Neptune 32 Ko, Gif
High altitude clouds are seen here against a dark methane band atmospheric absorption.

Neptune in October 1996 (13 elements system)

Picture of Neptune 9.3 Ko, Jpg

Neptune in July 1998 (36 elements system)


Adaptive optics images of Neptune taken in the K' band on October 25, 1996, at a 56-minute time interval. Stratospheric clouds rotation is clearly visible.
neptune 36 Ko, Gif

The Neptune movie, created from the 9 10-minutes exposures taken on July 6, with Hokupa'a

Uranus and Puck

Picture of Uranus 68 Ko, Gif
Infrared image of Uranus showing its ring and its satellite Puck

Pluto and Charon

Picture of Pluto 10.3 Ko, Gif
Pluto and Charon