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most citedThe Direct Mid-Infrared Detectability of Habitable-zone Exoplanets Around Nearby Stars

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astro-ph.IM2026

Upgrading LBTI/NOMIC with a quadruple annular groove phase mask and GeoSnap detector for imaging nearby, habitable-zone exoplanets

Kevin Wagner, Manny Montoya, Steve Ertel +32

The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI)'s Nulling-Optimized Mid-Infrared Camera (NOMIC) is among the most capable thermal-infrared imaging systems available for high-co…

astro-ph.IM2026

Robo-AO-2: entering the era of automated science operations, hybrid wavefront sensing, and adaptive secondary integration

Christoph Baranec, Reed Riddle, James Ou +10

We present the first science results and new technical milestones from the Robo-AO-2 facility at the University of Hawaii 2.2-m telescope. Following successful commissioning, the s…

astro-ph.SR2026

The Herculis system solved after nearly three centuries

Marcus L. Marcussen, Mikkel N. Lund, Frank Grundahl +11

Herculis is a bright, nearby quadruple system. Its brightest member, Her Aa, displays solar-like oscillations, establishing the system as a crucial benchmark for asteroseis…

astro-ph.IM2024

Commissioning results from the Robo-AO-2 facility for rapid visible and near-infrared AO imaging

Christoph Baranec, James Ou, Reed Riddle +16

We installed the next-generation automated laser adaptive optics system, Robo-AO-2, on the University of Hawaii 2.2-m telescope on Maunakea in 2023. We engineered Robo-AO-2 to deli…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 5 cited

The Direct Mid-Infrared Detectability of Habitable-zone Exoplanets Around Nearby Stars

Zach Werber, Kevin Wagner, Daniel Apai

Giant planets within the habitable zones of the closest several stars can currently be imaged with ground-based telescopes. Within the next decade, the Extremely Large Telescopes (…