Epsilon Aurigae Disc Imaged

Hi,

The CHARA interferometer has imaged the disc of the Epsilon Aurigae with its dark companion disc crossing in front of the primary.

See www.citizensky.org/content/big-announcement
and www.chara.gsu.edu/CHARA/

So now we know (or at least have some idea) of what's happening when we see Epsilon Aurigae dimming.

I will have the Variable Star Display (which features Epsilon Aurigae) at the Cosmos weekend at Tullamore this weekend.

John
VSOG

That's superb!

Also see
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/news/archive/2010/Title,50249,en.html

and (for an animated view)
www.physorg.com/news189842973.html


Mark

wow, the animation is very cool, that must be a first interms of a good animation.

I just saw this this evening, it's a superb piece of work actually catching the eclipse in motion, who would ever have thought? I's a strange system alright.

Keith.