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April 8, 2010

Epsilon Aurigae Images enabled by CHARA-MIRC before and during the eclipse.

Images of the Epsilon Aurigae: the first taken pre-eclipse in 2008, the second two were taken in November and December 2009 respectively. All images were acquired using CHARA-MIRC, the Michigan Infrared Combiner.

Credit: John Monnier, University of Michigan


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