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The Scope of the Lunar Occulation for Measurement of Stellar Angular Diameters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2016

Stephen T. Ridgway
Stephen T. Ridgway*
Affiliation:
Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, Arizona 85726

Abstract

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This review of the lunar occultation technique summarizes results of 94 diameter measurements for 62 stars. The range of angular diameters measured, the coverage of spectral types, and the wavelengths studied are illustrated and discussedo Comparison with other techniques, magnitude limits and possible future developments are also considered.

Type
The Scientific Programme
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 50: High Angular Resolution Stellar Interferometry , January 1979 , pp. 6-1 - 6-14
Copyright
Copyright © 1979

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