Astronomical speckle imaging

The many methods suggested and (some of them) tried out experimentally and/or observationally for imaging celestial objects through the Earth's atmosphere are reviewed. Their theoretical and physical bases are examined. Most attention is paid to Labeyrie's speckle interferometry and its several extensions devised during the past decade-astrophysical results obtained with the aid of these techniques are listed. Other forms of optical interferometry are discussed, as are related techniques in radio astronomy and ultrasonics.