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Photometric Observations of Three Double Stars by the Occultation Method — Comparison with Interferometric Results and with Preliminary Results of HIPPARCOS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

M. Froeschlé
Affiliation:
OCA/CERGA, Avenue Copernic, F – 06130 Grasse, France
C. Meyer
Affiliation:
OCA/CERGA, Avenue Copernic, F – 06130 Grasse, France

Abstract

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We first briefly recall the geometry of the occultation of a double star by the Moon’s edge. Then we give a short description of the principle of the formation of the diffraction pattern. We present the results for three double stars and compare them with those obtained by other methods.

Type
High Resolution At Visual Wavelengths
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1992

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