SCExAO, an instrument with a dual purpose: perform cutting-edge science and develop new technologies
SCExAO, an instrument with a dual purpose: perform cutting-edge science and develop new technologies
The Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics (SCExAO) instrument is an extremely modular high- contrast instrument installed on the Subaru telescope in Hawaii. SCExAO has a dual purpose. Its position in the northern hemisphere on a 8-meter telescope makes it a prime instrument for the detection and characterization of exoplanets and …