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... removing the blurring of images caused by changing distortions in optical systems ...

Registration for AO Summer School is Closed.

9th Annual Summer School on Adaptive Optics

August 4 - 8, 2008

The Center for Adaptive Optics (CfAO) is a Science and Technology Center (STC) funded by the National Science Foundation. The Center researches AO in the fields of vision science and astronomy, to remove the effects of image blurring through turbulent media. Applications include, astronomical telescopes, laser guide stars, wavefront sensing, MEMS technology and retinal imaging.

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