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MORFEO\u00a0 (Multi-conjugate adaptive Optics Relay For ELT Observation ) formerly know as MAORY, is one of the first light instruments for the\u00a0 Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)<\/a>, the 39 m diameter optical-infrared telescope that the European Southern Observatory<\/a>\u00a0(ESO) \u00a0will build in the next decade in collaboration with its community of member States.<\/p>\n

MORFEO is a post-focal adaptive optics module. It supports the MICADO<\/a>\u00a0 near-infrared camera by offering two adaptive optics modes: Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) and Single-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (SCAO).<\/p>\n

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General overview of the MORFEO instrument (thermal cover in transparency) installed on the Nasmyth platform with MICADO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the MCAO m<\/span>ode, wavefront sensing is performed by a system based on up to six Laser Guide Stars for high-order wavefront sensing and three Natural Guide Stars for low-<\/span>order wavefront sensing; wavefront compensation is achieved by up to two deformable mirrors in MORFEO, which work together with the telescope adaptive and tip-tilt mirrors M4 and M5 respectively. In the SCAO mode, wavefront distortions are measured by a single Natural Guide Star wavefront sensor and compensated by the telescope M4 and M5 mirrors, while the deformable mirrors inside MORFEO are kept flat.<\/span><\/p>\n

MORFEO also offers provision for a second port for a future instrument, as yet undefined.<\/p>\n

The international consortium that will develop MORFEO from phase B (preliminary design) to phase E (commissioning) includes INAF<\/a> (lead institute responsible for the design and construction of the instrument at system level) ,\u00a0\u00a0IPAG (France), NUIG (Ireland), NRC (Canada), NAOJ (Japan), Kyoto University (Japan) and Osaka University (Japan).<\/p>\n

ESO is the project customer and is also a supplier of components for the instrument construction.<\/p>\n

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MORFEO\u00a0 (Multi-conjugate adaptive Optics Relay For ELT Observation ) formerly know as MAORY, is one of the first light instruments for the\u00a0 Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), the 39 m diameter optical-infrared telescope that the European Southern Observatory\u00a0(ESO) \u00a0will build in the next decade in collaboration with its community of member States. MORFEO is a post-focal … <\/p>\n

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