"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.

Crediti:

ESO

Riguardo l'immagine

Identificazione:eso0134b
Tipo:Mappa
Data di rilascio:05 Novembre 2001
Notizie relative:eso0134
Grandezza:800 x 569 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:Sun spot
Tipo:Unspecified : Star : Feature : Photosphere : Sunspot
Categoria:Illustrations
Stars

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