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Astronomical optical interferometry: Astronomical interferometer, Mount Wilson Observatory, Betelgeuse, Astronomical seeing, Keck Interferometer, Palomar Testbed Interferometer -

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2026-03-12
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. One of the first astronomical interferometers was built on the Mount Wilson Observatory's reflector telescope in 1920 in order to measure the diameters of stars. The red giant star Betelgeuse was among the first to have its diameter determined in this way. This method was extended ... Full description

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. One of the first astronomical interferometers was built on the Mount Wilson Observatory's reflector telescope in 1920 in order to measure the diameters of stars. The red giant star Betelgeuse was among the first to have its diameter determined in this way. This method was extended to measurements using separated telescopes by Johnson, Betz and Towns (1974) in the infrared and by Labeyrie (1975) in the visible. In the late 1970s improvements in computer processing allowed for the first "fringe-tracking" interferometer, which operates fast enough to follow the blurring effects of astronomical seeing, leading to the Mk I,II and III series of interferometers. Similar techniques have now been applied at other astronomical telescope arrays, including the Keck Interferometer and the Palomar Testbed Interferometer.

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Publisher OmniScriptum
Release year 2026
Cover type Softcover
EAN 9786132539786
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