Michael Hart with Prototype of Adaptive Mirror (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Michael Hart with Prototype of Adaptive Mirror

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A prototype of the adaptive mirror can be seen behind study leader Michael Hart. Controlled by a computer, the actuators warp the mirror ever so slightly to cancel out atmospheric blurring.

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(Photo credit: Norma Jean Gargasz / University of Arizona)

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