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November 8, 1993

Laser Guide Stars and Adaptive Optics for Astronomy

Dr. Claire E. Max
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Darwin 103
3:00 PM

Dr. Claire E. Max of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will describe techniques for greatly improving the angular resolution of ground-based astronomical telescopes by removing the blurring due to turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.