Aperture Synthesis on the UV Plane
Five real telescopes (ALMA, VLA, Effelsberg, Metsahovi, JCMT) trace UV-plane arcs as Earth rotates; the dirty image of a three-source sky model sharpens in real time via direct inverse Fourier transform. Drag a telescope to a new latitude, watch its arcs change, and see the resolution improve.
WHAT TO TRY
- Vary each control and watch the rail readouts respond.
- Compare the diagnostic plot against the live scene.