Imaging the surface of Altair and a MIRC update

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, A. Tannirkulam, J. Blum

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Abstract

We report the first scientific results from the Michigan Infrared Combiner (MIRC), including the first resolved image of a main-sequence star besides the Sun. Using the CHARA Array, MIRC was able to clearly resolve the well-known elongation of Altair's photosphere due to centrifugal distortion, and was also able to unambiguously image the effect of gravity darkening. In this report, we also show preliminary images of the interacting binary ß Lyr and give an update of MIRC performance.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical and Infrared Interferometry
Subtitle of host publication Proceedings of the SPIE
PublisherSPIE
Pages1
Volume7013
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2008

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