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1 December 1991 Solar astronomy with a 19-segment adaptive mirror
D. Scott Acton, Robert C. Smithson
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Abstract
A 19-segment adaptive mirror system for use in solar astronomy has been developed and operated on the Sacramento Peak Tower Telescope. The system has proven itself to be capable of improving the quality of an image, at times achieving 1/3 arcsecond resolution in 1-3 arcsecond seeing conditions.
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D. Scott Acton and Robert C. Smithson "Solar astronomy with a 19-segment adaptive mirror", Proc. SPIE 1542, Active and Adaptive Optical Systems, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48803
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KEYWORDS
Mirrors

Adaptive optics

Telescopes

Astronomy

Image quality

Turbulence

Wavefronts

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