DSOC Laser Beacon to Psyche

This infrared night photograph shows NASA's Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory at the Table Mountain Facility transmitting a laser beacon toward the Psyche spacecraft during the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration.

The diagonal beam crossing the star-filled sky represents one of NASA's first demonstrations of laser communication across deep-space distances. The observatory dome, quiet mountain landscape, and long-exposure sky combine scientific documentation with atmospheric nighttime photography.

Artwork Details

• Artist/Creator: NASA / JPL-Caltech
• Title: Table Mountain Facility Sends DSOC Laser Beacon to NASA's Psyche (Infrared Image)
• Original title: Table Mountain Facility Sends DSOC Laser Beacon to NASA's Psyche (Infrared Image)
• Series: Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC)
• Date: June 2, 2025 (released September 2025)
• Period: Contemporary Space Exploration
• Place of Origin: Table Mountain Facility, Wrightwood, California, USA
• Medium: Infrared digital photograph

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