lucky imaging

noun

A form of speckle imaging used for astrophotography, in which those optimum exposures least affected by the atmosphere are chosen and combined into a single image by shifting and adding the short exposures, yielding much higher angular resolution than would be possible with a single, longer exposure.

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nounlucky imaging (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of speckle imaging used for astrophotography, in which those optimum exposures least affected by the atmosphere are chosen and combined into a single image by shifting and adding the short exposures, yielding much higher angular resolution than would be possible with a single, longer exposure.
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