Atmospheric distortion limits the sensitivity of ground-based telescopes. Adaptive optics is the answer — new techniques mean that computer-controlled mirrors may soon compensate for distortion in any part of the sky.
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Ellerbroek, B., Rigaut, F. Optics adapt to the whole sky. Nature 403, 25–26 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/47369
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