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TMT鈥檚 Alignment and Phasing System (APS) team, reviewers and observers at the TMT Project Office in Pasadena on 11 May 2023

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TMT鈥檚 APS includes all the necessary hardware, software, and interfaces to the Telescope Control System and M1, M2, and M3 control systems required to accomplish precise alignment of all TMT鈥檚 mirrors. The APS will have the capability to phase the 492 M1 segments so they behave as one unique single mirror of 30 meters in diameter.