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Virtual Star Helps Mitigate Atmospheric Distortion

Posted by timothy on from the they're-really-onto-something dept.

tanveer1979 writes: "Space.com is running a story about a new star in the sky created by humans to study astronomy better. To improve the usefulness of the Keck II telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii, engineers created a virtual star to aid in a complex process that adjusts for the turbulence in Earth's atmosphere in order to create better images of distant objects."

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  1. New Star in the Sky, eh? by gnovos · · Score: 2, Funny

    And just how, exactly, are the next three wise men going to make it all the way to Mauna Kea, Hawaii on camel-back?

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