Interferometric observations: change of fringes with increasing baseline

Interferometric observations of a single star are shown, as the distance between the two telescopes is gradually increased. The observed pattern at the focal plane clearly changes, and the "fringes" disappear completely. See the text for more details.

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ID:eso0111e
Typ:Illustration
Publiceringsdatum:18 mars 2001
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0111
Storlek:2970 x 1269 px

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Namn:Sirius
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Main Sequence
Avstånd:8 ljusår
Kategori:Stars

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