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Is IRIS damaged when pointed directly at the sun?

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Is IRIS damaged when pointed directly at the sun?

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No. The Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) ferroelectric technology not only offers total solar immunity, it allows a useful image to be generated of the scene around the sun. This is useful when departing or landing into the glare of direct sunlight. BST patented technology is exclusive to L-3.

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