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UCSC faculty and students are also active in operation and development of instrumentation for the twin 10-m Keck telescopes. The University of California Observatories, which manages UC participation in both Keck and Lick Observatories, is headquartered on the UC Santa Cruz campus. The department is involved in several major interdisciplinary research projects. The Center for Adaptive Optics is a new NSF Science and Technology Center that is studying new optical correction techniques with applications in both astronomy and vision science. It is based at UCSC, but involves researchers from nearly two dozen academic, governmental, and industrial partners. |