The Beauty of Speed

Publication date

2025-07-18T12:23:13Z

2025-07-18T12:23:13Z

2009-03

2025-07-18T12:23:13Z

Abstract

The burst mode of ISAAC has been used systematically to record lunar occultations with high time resolution, producing several unique new results that remain unattainable by any other technique. This is not the only possible choice of instrument for high time resolution, and fast time modes of one kind or another have been implemented on several other ESO instruments. We provide a brief overview of the present capabilities and summarise some scientific results. We speculate about the future of high temporal resolution applications, presenting the trail-blazing instrument Iqueye that recently completed its first technical run at La Silla.

Document Type

Article


Published version

Language

English

Subjects and keywords

Lluna; Ocultacions; Moon; Occultations

Publisher

European Southern Observatory

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Reproducció del document publicat a: https://www.eso.org/sci/publications/messenger/archive/no.135-mar09/messenger-no135-32-36.pdf

The Messenger, 2009, vol. 135, p. 32-36

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cc-by (c) Richichi, Andrea et al., 2009

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