Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988faom.work...73b&link_type=abstract
In NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Future Astronomical Observatories on the Moon p 73-83 (SEE N89-15810 07-89)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Antenna Arrays, Lunar Bases, Lunar Observatories, Michelson Interferometers, Very Large Array (Vla), Angular Resolution, Astronomical Observatories, Lunar Gravitation, Lunar Temperature, Phase Coherence, Radio Astronomy
Scientific paper
Optical interferometric arrays are particularly attractive candidates for a manned lunar base. A permanent lunar can provide support for a variety of astronomical investigations. An optical interferometric array, perhaps of the general form of the VLA but designed for optical instead of radio wavelengths, would lead to a qualitative advance in the understanding of the universe. A wide variety of scientific problems could be addressed by such an instrument. The stellar analogs of the solar cycle, the behavior of sunspots on other stars, the magnetic field configurations of other stars, and the behavior of dynamic plasma phenomena such as flares and winds are examples of star related problems that ultimately would lead to both increased understanding of our Sun and fundamental knowledge of the manner in which stars form and evolve.
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