Summary

It is clear that the Lucky Exposures method has great potential for many astronomical programs. The higher sky coverage of the Lucky Exposures method at I-band as compared to that for natural guide star adaptive optics means that this method can be applied to a much wider range of astronomical targets. If a large isoplanatic patch is frequently available during Lucky Exposures observations, it will be possible to image large fields at high resolution.

A substantial quantity of observational data taken in 2003 is waiting to be analysed. The wide range of astronomically interesting targets promise many exciting astronomical results. The dataset will also be very valuable in characterising the atmospheric conditions at the NOT over a more statistically significant period.

The development of instrumentation for Lucky Exposures is ongoing in the Institute of Astronomy, and the staff at the NOT and associated institutes have expressed a keen interest in becoming involved with this work. With a bit of Luck, this program will eventually lead to a permanent exposure selection instrument available to the whole astronomical community.