| Here are some of the most photogenic images taken with the Keck Observatory adaptive optics system! To enlarge an image, click on it. More images of pre-planetary nebulae can be found here. |
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| The two hemispheres of Uranus. Credit: L. Sromovski | Neptune. Credit: van Dam et al. | Colorful image of Titan. Credit: A. Bouchez, E. Young and C. Anderson. | The red spots of Jupiter. Credit: de Pater et al. |
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| The egg nebula, the death of a star. Credit: A. Bouchez and the Keck LGS AO team. | The cat's eye nebula. Credit: D. Le Mignant and K. Sogi. | The Crab Nebula. Credit: Max et al. | Planet formation around a young nearby star: AU Microscopii. Credit: M. Liu. |
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A wide view high-resolution mosaic of the center of our galaxy. Credit: A Bouchez and the Keck LGS AO team. | Galaxy NGC 891 in exquisite detail. Credit: A. Bouchez and M. van Dam | Four of the six galaxies in Seyfert's sextet, a group of distant interacting galaxies. Credit: A. Bouchez and the Keck LGS AO team. | The nucleus of the Andromeda galaxy. Credit: A. Bouchez and the Keck LGS AO team. |
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| The Galactic Center flares up over a 42 minute perod. The black hole lurking there is having breakfast. Credit: A Bouchez and the Keck LGS AO team. |
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| The Keck Laser Guide Star. Credit: A. Contos |