Laser-Created `Star' Sharpens

A new laser that creates an artificial guide star over Hawaii will greatly increase the ability of a large telescope at the W.M. Keck Observatory to compensate for atmospheric turbulence and resolve fine details of deep-space objects. Mated with the Keck II telescope's adaptive optics to correct for...

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