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Keck Observatory Adaptive Optics Program

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The Keck Observatory, in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), is currently in the design phase of a natural guide star and single laser beacon adaptive optics (AO) facility for the Nasmyth platform of the Keck II telescope. Two science instruments will accompany the AO system: a near infrared camera (NIRC-2) being built at Caltech and a near infrared spectrometer (NIRSPEC) being built at UCLA. The goal is to make use of the diffraction-limited resolution (0.02 arcsec at 1 μm) and collecting aperture (10 m) of the Keck telescope, at an excellent site, to produce a new era in ground-based astronomical science.

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