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Most oblate star found using world's largest 140-meter optical interferometer

The Keck I & II were previously the record-holders for long-baseline optical interferometry. Now the European VLTI has surpassed it with a new array capable of variable baselines up to 200-meters, for variable wavelengths from ultraviolet through infrared (visible spectrum).

VLTI worlds largest optical interferometer measures star oblateness

VLTI homepage

http://www.eso.org/projects/vlti/images/vlti-array-smallsize.jpg

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