MICADO will enable the ELT to perform diffraction limited near-infrared observations at first
light. The instrument's capabilities focus on imaging (including astrometric and high contrast) …

MORFEO (Multi-conjugate adaptive Optics Relay For ELT Observations, known as MAORY),
is the Multi-conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) relay for the Extremely Large Telescope …

Adaptive Optics (AO) has become a key technology for the largest ground-based telescopes
currently under, or close to beginning of, construction. AO is an indispensable component …

One of the main goals of the feasibility study MOSE (MOdelling ESO Sites) is to evaluate the
performances of a method conceived to forecast the optical turbulence (OT) above the …

Over the last decade, the vector-apodizing phase plate (vAPP) coronagraph has been
developed from concept to on-sky application in many high-contrast imaging systems on 8 m …

The Adaptive Optics (AO) performance significantly depends on the available Natural Guide
Stars (NGSs) and a wide range of atmospheric conditions (seeing, Cn2, windspeed,...). In …

MAORY is one of the approved instruments for the European Extremely Large Telescope. It
is an adaptive optics module, enabling high-angular resolution observations in the near …

ESO is now fully engaged in building the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), a
40-m class optical nearinfrared telescope to be installed on top of Cerro Armazones, Chile …

Abstract The European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is a 39m large, ground-based
optical and near-to mid-infrared telescope under construction in the Chilean Atacama …

Formerly known as MAORY [1][2][3],“MORFEO”(Multiconjugate adaptive Optics Relay For
ELT Observations) is a post-focal adaptive optics module for the ELT designed to help …