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Slide Title: The Problem

Slide Words: Since Newton's time it was realized that the mixing of hot and cold air "blurs" starlight passing to the surface of the Earth. Hence ground-based telescopes, regardless of size, are similarly limited in their ability to make sharp images.

Slide Source: Laird Close and NSF

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