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This article explains the technology in much more detail

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/11/19/20970252/c...



That's kind of neat. Just four cameras near the target point, watching the spillover from each mirror of the mirror array, and adjusting each mirror.

Keeping the cameras from being blinded by direct hits during startup and adjustment might be a problem. They probably have to start with all mirrors off-target and bring them onto target one at a time.




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