Altair is one of the few stars for which a direct image has been obtained. [29] In 2006 and 2007, J. D. Monnier and his coworkers produced an image of Altair's surface from 2006 infrared …

Dec 1, 1999 · Altair, a star spinning so fast its mid-section is stretched out has been directly measured by an ultra-high-resolution NASA telescope system on Palomar Mountain near San …

The following is a list of stars with resolved images, that is, stars whose images have been resolved beyond a point source. Aside from the Sun , observed from Earth , stars are …

Aug 29, 2023 · In 2006 and 2007, a direct image of Altair was obtained from infrared observations with the Michigan Infrared Combiner (MIRC) on the Center for High Angular Resolution …

The equator of the star Altair has a rotational velocity of about 290 kilometers per second or about 180 miles per second. Because of its fast rotation, this A-type main-sequence star is flattened …

An artist's rendition of Altair, a star that spins so quickly it stretches at its equator. Astronomers have now captured an image of Altair with such fine detail that variations can be seen on the …

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Altair is a well-known member of the Summer Triangle, clearly visible in the summer night sky across the United States. Scientists using the Palomar Testbed Interferometer, which links …

Apr 18, 2017 · Altair is located 16.73 light years from Earth in the G-cloud, a huge interstellar cloud of gas and dust. It is a normal, A-type, white main-sequence star which is around 1.63 …

Using optical long-baseline interferometry, we present here a near-infrared image of the rapidly rotating hot star Altair with <1 milliarcsecond resolution. The image clearly reveals the strong …