The convection of close red supergiant stars observed with near-infrared interferometry
astro-ph.SR
/ Abstract
Our team has obtained observations of the photosphere of the two closest red supergiant stars Betelgeuse ($α$ Ori) and Antares ($α$ Sco) using near infrared interferometry. We have been monitoring the photosphere of Betelgeuse with the VLTI/PIONIER instrument for three years. On Antares, we obtained an unprecedented sampling of the visibility function. These data allow us to probe the convective photosphere of massive evolved stars.