"Joint" Stellar light-spot

This chart shows one of the first "joint" light-spots from a star as seen at this VLTI focus and resulting from the superposition of light collected with the 8.2-m VLT ANTU and MELIPAL telescopes. Despite the long optical paths (about 200 m), the quality is excellent (FWHM = 0.45 arcsec). Note that this is not (yet) an image of the stellar surface.

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ESO

O snímku

Id:eso0134b
Typ:Mapa
Datum zveřejnění:5. listopadu 2001
Související články:eso0134
Velikost:800 x 569 px

O objektu

Jméno:Sun spot
Typ:Unspecified : Star : Feature : Photosphere : Sunspot
Kategorie:Illustrations
Stars

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