Usually means: Adjusting telescope mirrors in real-time.
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  1. active optics: Merriam-Webster
  2. active optics: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Active optics: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. active optics: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. active optics, Active optics: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Active Optics: Extragalactic Astronomy

Definitions from Wikipedia (Active optics)

noun:  a technology used with reflecting telescopes developed in the 1980s, which actively shapes a telescope's mirrors to prevent deformation due to external influences such as wind, temperature, and mechanical stress.

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