AbstractHigh-resolution speckle imaging is one of the most fascinating possibilities of a Very Large Telescope (VLT). Various speckle methods can yield a resolution of about 0.01" with a 8-m to 10-m VLT. As exiting as the resolution is the limiting magnitude of the speckle methods. The limiting magnitude is extremely seeingdependent. The following limiting magnitudes are possible with speckle interferometry, speckle masking and speckle spectroscopy:4" seeing: limiting magnitude 152" seeing: limiting magnitude 17.51" seeing: limiting magnitude 20 (!)
Adapting high-resolution speckle imaging to moving targets and platforms
