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Science 20 October 1995:
Vol. 270. no. 5235, p. 373
DOI: 10.1126/science.270.5235.373b
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Jonathan Weisman

In the first full test of a novel ``adaptive optics'' system, astronomers at California's Lick Observatory used a laser to create a point of light 100 kilometers above Earth's surface, then brought it into focus with a computer-guided flexible mirror. The arrangement corrects for atmospheric distortions and allowed the astronomers to collect data from young stars that could not normally be seen from the ground.




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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)