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

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The CHARA Array on Mount Wilson combines light from six telescopes to achieve the resolving power of a much larger telescope. This allows astronomers to measure how the brightness of nearby stars changes from the center of the stellar disk to the edge. 

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Courtesy: Nic Scott/CHARA Array.

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