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This article is very light on details about the proposed next-gen adaptive optics system. If you already know what that means, the only new info I could glean w
by abecedarius 10y ago
This article is very light on details about the proposed next-gen adaptive optics system. If you already know what that means, the only new info I could glean was that they mean to use seven laser spots ("guide stars") instead of one.
- cmehdy 10y agoThat's what it looks like. Having more lasers and more processing power could very well help with estimation of atmospheric disturbance (although I don't know of any model being computationally overwhelming, but my knowledge is limited), while better actuators on the mirrors would allow a more accurate correction of the wavefront (as fast as possible ideally). Sounds like a mix of HW upgrade and more inputs for estimation.