The 1.5 meter telescope and its associated laboratories house the world's first laser beacon adaptive optics system capable of correcting high-order distortions caused by atmospheric turbulence. In May 1991, the DoD declassified much of its research and development of adaptive optics. Laser beacon adaptive optics technology, developed at the 1.5 meter telescope, has the potential to revolutionize ground-based astronomy. The 1.5 meter telescope is a classical Cassegrainian optical design with a coudé path. Mounting optics for instrumentation are similar to those of the 3.5 meter telescope.
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http://eyeball-series.org/sor-eyeball.htm
http://www.de.afrl.af.mil/SOR/1_5m_telescope.htm
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