Interferometric fringes from the star Achernar

This chart shows the interferometric fringes of the star Achernar, as observed on the computer screen in the VLTI Control Room, at the moment of "First Light" with two 8.2-m VLT telescopes. It was extracted from one of the scans displayed in ESO Press Photo eso0134.

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Om billedet

Id:eso0134c
Type:Diagram
Udgivelsesdato:5. november 2001
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0134
Størrelse:800 x 591 px

Om objektet

Navn:Achernar
Type:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Main Sequence
Afstand:150 lysår
Kategori:Stars

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