CHARA research is focused on the application of astronomical long-baseline optical/infrared interferometry to high resolution observations leading to the determination of the astrophysical properties of stars. The Center operates the CHARA Array, a six-telescope optical/infrared interferometric array on Mount Wilson, California. CHARA also houses the administrative offices of the Mount Wilson Institute, which operates Mount Wilson Observatory under an agreement with the Carnegie Insitution of Washington.
Research at the CHARA Array is supported by the Division of Astronomical Sciences of the National Science Foundation and the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University.
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