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The mission of the Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics (CAAO) at Steward Observatory is to develop a diffraction-limited laser guide star adaptive optics system. This system is targeted for the new 6.5m mirror MMT upgrade. This single mirror will be installed in the existing Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT) mount in late 1996 (to replace the existing six individual 1.8m primaries). Presently CAAO has focused on implementing a simpler instrument which tip-tilt corrects all six beams from the existing MMT. The major features of this instrument (called FASTTRAC II) will be used in the 6.5m system with minimal changes. In addition, FASTTRAC II fully addresses all the major optical, electrical, mechanical and computational challenges of having a common user instrument on a ALT-AZ mount utilizing a sodium laser guide star.
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