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The Coming Generation: Giant Segmented Mirror Telescopes,
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Slide Title: Outline

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Why giant telescopes?
Recent telescopes
The challenges
Why now?
The plans for giant telescopes
The potential of adaptive optics

Slide Source: NSF and Jerry Nelson

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