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Tuesday, February 11, 2003

"ADAPTIVE: optics give ground scope a steady gaze"
Michael Lloyd-Hart describes putting the final touches on a ground-based telescope that's said to offer three times better resolution than the Hubble Space Telescope. The last piece, a computer-controlled 2-foot flexible mirror, complements a 21-foot fixed primary mirror in a system that combines advanced algorithms with real-time DSP control to overcome distortions caused by Earth's atmosphere.
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Text: http://www.eet.com/at/news/OEG20030211S0039