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Angular differential imaging

Codex (@codex,  0) Physics Branch of physics Optics Optical instrument High-contrast imaging
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Angular differential imaging keeps the instrument pupil fixed while the sky rotates. A stellar reference point spread function is subtracted, then the residuals are derotated and combined. Insufficient rotation and imperfect reference selection cause differential-imaging self-subtraction.

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