Georgia State Telescope Array Reveals How Nearby Stars Fade From Center to Edge Georgia State Telescope Array Reveals How Nearby Stars Fade From Center to Edge (IMAGE)

Georgia State University

Georgia State Telescope Array Reveals How Nearby Stars Fade From Center to Edge Georgia State Telescope Array Reveals How Nearby Stars Fade From Center to Edge

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Models of the bright star Procyon at two near-infrared wavelengths. The star appears brighter at the center and fainter near the edge, an effect astronomers call limb darkening. The CHARA measurements show that this center-to-edge fading is stronger at shorter wavelengths.

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Courtesy: Georgia State University/The Chara Array

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