Well here you are folks. This is the world's very first adaptive optics device! This instrument was developed
during the Reagan years in the White House as part of the Star Wars Defense program. From this machine
came all the current adaptive optics devices now used worldwide. By the way, this device is in the basement
of the 41" reflector dome and is still in current use.

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