laser guide star

artificial star image created for use in astronomical adaptive optics imaging.
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laser guide star

Summary

laser guide star is an astronomical instrument[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of astronomical_instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • laser guide star's video is recorded as Artificial stars over Paranal.webm[3].
  • laser guide star's instance of is recorded as astronomical instrument[4].
  • laser guide star's subclass of is recorded as guide star[5].
  • laser guide star's subclass of is recorded as laser[6].
  • laser guide star's has use is recorded as adaptive optics[7].
  • laser guide star's has use is recorded as astronomy[8].
  • laser guide star's Commons category is recorded as Laser guide star[9].
  • laser guide star's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ch_8[10].
  • laser guide star's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Laser guide star[11].
  • laser guide star's Commons gallery is recorded as Laser guide star[12].
  • laser guide star's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03671054n[13].
  • laser guide star's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 904[14].
  • laser guide star's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 55743289[15].
  • laser guide star's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C55743289[16].

Body

Designation and Status

laser guide star's instance of is recorded as astronomical instrument[4].

Why It Matters

laser guide star ranks in the top 9% of astronomical_instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). laser guide star. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/laser-guide-star
MLA “laser guide star.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/laser-guide-star.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_laser-guide-star_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{laser guide star}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/laser-guide-star}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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