Keck Observatory successfully deploys laser system improving resolution and clarity

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 07:04 in Astronomy & Space

Hawaii's W. M. Keck Observatory has successfully deployed a $4 million laser system that provides a marked increase in the resolution and clarity of what are already the most scientifically productive telescopes on Earth. The new laser was projected on the sky for the first time on the evening of December 1, 2015 and will allow scientists from around the world to observe the heavens above Maunakea in unprecedented detail.

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