1. 5m telescope with laser, Starfire Optical Range

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1. 5m telescope with laser, Starfire Optical Range

Starfire laser beam. Time exposure image of a copper vapour laser beam (green) being projected by a 1.5-metre telescope at the Starfire Optical Range (SOR). This laser creates an artificial star in the upper atmosphere, within the field of view of the SORs main 3.5-metre telescope. The latter detects any change in shape of the artificial star due to air turbulence, and uses a flexible adaptive optics mirror to compensate. This effectively counters the familiar twinkling of stars, and offers highly-improved resolution over conventional ground-based observatories. The SOR was developed by a team led by Robert Fugate and was built in New Mexico, USA

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