First Results from the CHARA Array. II. A Description of the Instrument
First Results from the CHARA Array. II. A Description of the Instrument
The CHARA Array is a six 1 m telescope optical/IR interferometric array located on Mount Wilson, California, designed and built by the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy of Georgia State University. In this paper we describe the main elements of the Array hardware and software control systems, as well …