An Introduction to Optical Stellar Interferometry
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 24, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780521828727
Subjects: Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods; Optics (light); Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - General; Star Observation; Science / Astronomy; Astronomy; Optical interferometers
First sentence: The Earth orbits a star, the Sun, at a distance of 140 million km, and the distance to the next closest star, -Centauri, is more than 4 - 1013 km.