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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 (687 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • laser guide star's instance of is recorded as astronomical instrument[3].
  • laser guide star is a type of guide star[4].
  • laser guide star is a type of laser[5].
  • laser guide star is used for adaptive optics[6].
  • laser guide star is used for astronomy[7].
  • laser guide star's Commons category is recorded as Laser guide star[8].
  • laser guide star's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Laser guide star[9].
  • laser guide star's Commons gallery is recorded as Laser guide star[10].

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Designation and Status

laser guide star's instance of is recorded as astronomical instrument[3].

Why It Matters

laser guide star ranks in the top 9% of astronomical_instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (687 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

astronomy

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    Has use → adaptive optics, astronomy
    Subclass of → guide star, laser
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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