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Very Large Telescope Interferometer

Very Large Telescope Interferometer

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Sep 2, 2026

Jenifer MillardHOST
27:53
Yeah.
Jenifer MillardHOST
27:53
VLTI, so the Very Large Telescope Interferometer.
Paul HillHOST
27:58
Mm-hmm.
Jenifer MillardHOST
27:58
Now, this new star is called S301.
Jenifer MillardHOST
28:47
They reckon it's gonna be 10 years of observations-
Paul HillHOST
28:50
Mm-hmm
Jenifer MillardHOST
28:51
... using the VLTI and the Extremely Large Telescope-
Paul HillHOST
28:54
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
PaulHOST
27:30
VLT or something, isn't it?
JennyHOST
27:31
VLT! Yeah, VLTI.
JennyHOST
27:33
So the Very Large Telescope Interferometer.
JennyHOST
27:38
Now, this new SAR is called S301.
JennyHOST
28:12
And this is what's so exciting because this star is giving us the opportunity to actually directly measure the spin of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy.
JennyHOST
28:23
Wow.
JennyHOST
28:24
So when you're going to be able to do it for a number of years, they reckon it's going to be 10 years of observations using the VLTI and the extremely large telescope that is being built.
JennyHOST
28:35
But it should be doable.

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