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The technique called ____ uses a high-speed computer to monitor atmospheric distortion and adjust the optics of a telescope to partially compensate for the seeing.

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Adaptive optics

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Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that the technique that is being described in this scenario is known as Adaptive optics. This is more of a technology than a technique, and it is used improve the performance of optical systems on a telescope by compensating for the incoming wave front distortions by bending a mirror.

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