First Resolved Images of the Eclipsing and Interacting Binary β Lyrae
First Resolved Images of the Eclipsing and Interacting Binary β Lyrae
We present the first resolved images of the eclipsing binary β Lyrae, obtained with the CHARA Array interferometer and the MIRC combiner in the H band. The images clearly show the mass donor and the thick disk surrounding the mass gainer at all six epochs of observation. The donor is …