Imaging the Surface of Altair

John D. Monnier; M. Zhao; E. Pedretti; N. Thureau; M. Ireland; P. Muirhead; J.-P. Berger; R. Millan-Gabet; G. Van Belle; T. ten Brummelaar; H. McAlister; S. Ridgway; N. Turner; L. Sturmann; J. Sturmann; D. Berger

Imaging the Surface of Altair

John D. Monnier, M. Zhao, E. Pedretti, N. Thureau, M. Ireland, P. Muirhead, J.-P. Berger, R. Millan-Gabet, G. Van Belle, T. ten Brummelaar, H. McAlister, S. Ridgway, N. Turner, L. Sturmann, J. Sturmann, D. Berger

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Spatially resolving the surfaces of nearby stars promises to advance our knowledge of stellar physics. Using optical long-baseline interferometry, we constructed a near-infrared image of the rapidly rotating hot star Altair with a resolution of

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	342
Journal	Science
Volume	317
Issue number	5836
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2007

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Imaging the Surface of Altair

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