Experience with the IVM destretch/deblur work demonstrates that a simple, low-order AO system would produce great improvement in image quality. The recent work by Molodij shows that a realtime implementation of the IVM image assessment scheme can be built.
New telescopes, with superior design, are a path that steps beyond the limits of the Mees dome and spar.
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