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Overview of the TMT Laser Guide Star Facility (LGSF) system

June 3rd, 2021

Credit: 51³Ô¹ÏPro

The LGSF mounted on the telescope structure will project powerful laser beams into the upper atmosphere of the Earth, creating artificial stars for adaptive optics correction of the atmospheric turbulence.