Dr. Michael S. Connelley Profile

Dr. Michael S. Connelley

at Univ of Hawaii at Hilo

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Publications (11)

Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Poster + Paper

Measuring IRTF image quality and modeled improvement through use of FELIX and the prototype adaptive secondary mirror

Cuc Dinh, John Rayner, Charles Lockhart, Mark Chun, Mike Connelley

Proceedings Volume 13094, 130944H (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018056

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image quality, Monochromatic aberrations, Wavefront aberrations, Mirrors, Adaptive mirrors, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Wavefront errors, Quality measurement

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Poster + Paper

In-lab and on-sky closed-loop results of adaptive secondary mirrors with TNO’s hybrid variable reluctance actuators

Ruihan Zhang, Max Baeten, Mark Chun, Ellen Lee, Michael Connelley, Olivier Lai, Stefan Kuiper, Alan Ryan, Arjo Bos, Rachel Bowens-Rubin, Philip Hinz

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130975K (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019167

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Cameras, Telescopes, Infrared cameras, Real-time computing, Tunable filters, Lead, Frequency response

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

First laboratory and on-sky results of an adaptive secondary mirror with TNO-style actuators on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

Ellen Lee, Mark Chun, Olivier Lai, Ruihan Zhang, Max Baeten, Arjo Bos, Matias Kidron, Fred Kamphues, Stefan Kuiper, Wouter Jonker, Michael Connelley, John Rayner, Alan Ryan, Philip Hinz, Rachel Bowens-Rubin, Charles Lockhart, Michael Kelii

Proceedings Volume 13097, 130972P (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3016132

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Telescopes, Mirror surfaces, Deformable mirrors, Adaptive mirrors, Adaptive optics, Astronomical adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Status and first results of the NASA IRTF adaptive secondary mirror

Arjo Bos, Bert Dekker, Max Baeten, Stefan Kuiper, Matias Kidron, Esperanza Vielba Salcedo, Rafiek Vermeulen, Jan Kuijt, Kristian Boot, Bart van Venrooy, Robin van Buuren, Fred Kamphues, Wouter Jonker, Matthew Maniscalco, Mark Chun, Michael Connelley, Alan Ryan, Ellen Lee, Ruihan Zhang, Olivier Lai, Jeroen Vleggaar, Philip Hinz

Proceedings Volume 13100, 1310013 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020085

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Adaptive mirrors, Telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Deformable mirrors, Design, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Paper

SPECTRE: a 0.4-4.2-micron IFU Spectrograph for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

Michael Connelley, John Rayner, Charles Lockhart, Theodora Bowe, Dan Kokubun, Adwin Boogert

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121847X (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629587

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Mirrors, Sensors, Prisms, Telescopes, Cameras, Relays, CCD cameras, Visible radiation, Optical benches

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Paper

Commissioning 'Opihi: a wide-angle finderscope for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

Ellen Lee, Kenji Emerson, Michael Connelley, Theodora Bowe, Schelte Bus, Charles Lockhart

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121848D (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627277

KEYWORDS: Asteroids, Stars, Telescopes, Image processing, Databases, Cameras, Optical filters, Infrared telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

The Robo-AO-2 facility for rapid visible/near-infrared AO imaging and the demonstration of hybrid techniques

Christoph Baranec, Mark Chun, Donald Hall, Michael Connelley, Klaus Hodapp, Daniel Huber, Michael Liu, Eugene Magnier, Karen Meech, Marianne Takamiya, Richard Griffiths, Reed Riddle, Richard Dekany, Mansi Kasliwal, Ryan Lau, Nicholas Law, Olivier Guyon, Imke de Pater, Mike Wong, Eran Ofek, Heidi Hammel, Marc Kuchner, Amy Simon, Anna Moore, Markus Kissler-Patig, Marcos van Dam

Proceedings Volume 10703, 1070327 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312835

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Stars, Telescopes, Wavefront sensors, Planets, Imaging systems, Prototyping, Exoplanets, Sensors, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

iSHELL: a construction, assembly and testing

John Rayner, Alan Tokunaga, Dan Jaffe, Morgan Bonnet, Greg Ching, Mike Connelley, Dan Kokubun, Charles Lockhart, Eric Warmbier

Proceedings Volume 9908, 990884 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232064

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Optical benches, Spectral resolution, Calibration, Mirrors, Telescopes, Aluminum, Lamps, Silicon, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2014 Paper

Second generation Robo-AO instruments and systems

Christoph Baranec, Reed Riddle, Nicholas Law, Mark Chun, Jessica Lu, Michael Connelley, Donald Hall, Dani Atkinson, Shane Jacobson

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914812 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055552

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Prototyping, Imaging systems, Infrared radiation, Cameras, Infrared cameras, Visible radiation, Mirrors, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

Laboratory demonstration of high-contrast imaging at 2 l/D on a temperature-stabilized testbed in air

Ruslan Belikov, Eugene Pluzhnik, Michael Connelley, Fred Witteborn, Thomas Greene, Dana Lynch, Peter Zell, Olivier Guyon

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857952

KEYWORDS: Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Control systems, Wavefronts, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Mirrors, Lenses, Point spread functions, Planets

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2009 Paper

First results on a new PIAA coronagraph testbed at NASA Ames

Ruslan Belikov, Eugene Pluzhnik, Michael Connelley, Fred Witteborn, Dana Lynch, Kerri Cahoy, Olivier Guyon, Thomas Greene, Mark McKelvey

Proceedings Volume 7440, 74400J (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826772

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Coronagraphy, Space telescopes, Point spread functions, Wavefronts, Speckle, Apodization, Telescopes, Mirrors, Manufacturing

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