Abstract

The WIYN Tip-Tilt Module (WTTM) was developed as an adaptive optics solution to image degradation due to atmospheric instability and dynamics. The WTTM was successfully commissioned onto the WIYN 3.5m telescope in February 2002 and it currently undergoing shared risks commissioning. In this paper we review the hardware and software design of the WTTM and present some spectacular results from the commissioning data.

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