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This requires developing, installing and commissioning state of the art Adaptive Optics facilities and forcing the necessary advanced technologies. The Adaptive Optics department has established a long term and effective collaboration with the research institutes in the ESO member states and has a successful record of Adaptive Optics based instruments developed with its community. The Adaptive Optics department has fruitful cooperations with industry to develop the key technologies required by the ESO observing capabilities.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <table> <tbody><tr><td width="33%"><img alt="undefined" src="https://cdn.eso.org/images/screen/eso1836a.jpg" width="143" height="147"></td> <td width="33%"><img alt="undefined" src="https://cdn.eso.org/images/screen/eso1613a.jpg" width="140" height="141"></td> <td width="33%"> </td> </tr><tr><td><a adhocenable="false" href="http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1836/">ALMA and MUSE Detect Galactic Fountain</a></td> <td><a adhocenable="false" href="https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann18066/" target="_blank">ESO鈥檚 VLT Adaptive Optics Facility receives the 2018 Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award</a></td> <td> </td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>More AO press releases can be found on the following <a href="/sci/facilities/develop/ao/pr.html" target="_blank">page</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Contents of these pages: use the quick Links column on the right side to know more about the AO department activities.</p> </div> </div><div class="parsys_column cq-colctrl-lt1-c1"><div class="richtext text parbase section"> <h2>What's new?</h2> <p><span class="blue5">Check for the next <a adhocenable="false" href="/sci/facilities/develop/ao/lunch_talks.html" target="_blank">lunch Talk</a>.<br> </span></p> </div> <div class="richtext text parbase section"> <h2>Quick Links</h2> <ul class="quicklinks"> <li><a href="/sci/facilities/develop/ao.html">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/sci/facilities/develop/ao/str.html">Adaptive Optics group expertise and activities</a></li> <li><a href="/sci/facilities/develop/ao/sys.html">Adaptive Optics Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/sci/facilities/develop/ao/tecno.html">Adaptive Optics Technologies</a></li> <li><a href="/sci/facilities/develop/ao/lunch_talks.html">AO lunch talks</a></li> <li><a href="/sci/facilities/develop/ao/useful_links.html">Other useful links</a></li> </ul> <h2>Special Event: 20 years of Adaptive Optics at ESO</h2> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><li><a href="/sci/facilities/develop/ao/20years.html">Historical background</a><a href="/sci/facilities/develop/ao/20years/program.html"></a></li> <li><a href="/sci/facilities/develop/ao/20years/program.html">One open day for Adaptive Optics</a></li> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <h2><a href="mailto:aot@eso.org"> </a></h2> <h2><a href="mailto:aot@eso.org">Contact Us</a></h2> <p> </p> </div> </div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="footer">  <div id="footer"> <div id="footerupdate"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Last Update: 05.12.18 © ESO</th> <td><a href="mailto:aot@eso.org"> Comments on this page to: Elise Vernet</a> | <a href="/sci/publications/newsletter.html">Subscribe to Newsletter</a> | <a href="/sci/privacy.html">Privacy Statement</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>  </div> </div>  </div>   <script type="text/javascript"> var _paq = _paq || []; /* tracker methods like "setCustomDimension" should be called before "trackPageView" */ _paq.push(['trackPageView']); _paq.push(['enableLinkTracking']); (function() { var u="/mtmo/"; _paq.push(['setTrackerUrl', u+'piwik.php']); _paq.push(['setSiteId', '1']); var d=document, g=d.createElement('script'), s=d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; g.type='text/javascript'; g.async=true; g.defer=true; g.src=u+'piwik.js'; s.parentNode.insertBefore(g,s); })(); </script>  </body> </html>

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