First Component of Adaptive-Optics System Passes Test with Flying Colors
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 08:28
in Astronomy & Space
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) marked a major milestone on its way to becoming the world's most advanced and capable optical telescope. A key part of the telescope's adaptive optics (AO) system, which will give TMT the sharpest eye possible on the Universe, was successfully tested and is ready to become actual hardware.
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