The skies are full of amazing sights and I am not just talking about the stars, planets and distant celestial objects, but rather many things which are seen by millions on a daily and nightly basis ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – There is no doubt that today is a good day to be outdoors. You may have caught this halo around the sun if you were spending some time outside today. We had multiple photos ...

No this isn’t about dogs that are relaxing in the sun. This Weather Kids lesson is about sundogs! Some may say they’re the best friend of atmospheric optics. What are atmospheric optics? Atmospheric ...

A rather new adaptive optics system dubbed Cona has just opened a new window into the mysterious world of the Sun's corona, delivering images of unprecedented clarity. This groundbreaking technology, ...

Atmospheric turbulence, arising from rapid fluctuations in temperature, humidity and wind in the Earth’s atmosphere, presents a formidable challenge for precise astronomical observations. Variations ...

Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics (LOA) has the following research output in the current window (1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing ...

Scientists develop new optical system that removes blur over fine-structure in the Sun's corona, revealing clearest images to date. (Nanowerk News) The Sun’s corona—the outermost layer of its ...

Optics is a branch of physics that involves the properties of light and its interaction with matter. Reflection, refraction and diffraction are different ways light can behave based on the conditions ...

Dr. Kulikov became a part of the Department of Physics in 2022. Prior to that, he earned his Ph.D. in Physics (with a focus on Applied Optics) from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 2011 and began ...

The House Intelligence, Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Counterproliferation Subcommittee held a hearing this week on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs). If you are old school like me, you ...

Knight Optical offers a range of Tx/Rx Windows and other optical components for use in LiDAR (light detection and ranging) systems for Atmospheric Sensing. We supply a range of LiDAR optics for a ...