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Table 1

Log of the SPHERE/ZIMPOL observations of Betelgeuse and φ2 Ori (PSF calibrator).

No Star MJD Cam. Filter ND Trans. DIT [s] Dither ΣDIT θ AM S θPSF PA
57 110 [%] × NDIT × Exp.[s] [s] [′′] [%] [mas] [deg]

1 α Ori 1.9965 cam1 TiO717 ND2 0.89 3.5 × 10 3 × 2 840 0.93 1.34
α Ori 1.9965 cam2 V ND2 0.62 3.5 × 10 3 × 2 264 0.93 1.34

2 α Ori 2.0096 cam1 CntHα ND1 8.20 1.1 × 30 3 × 2 792 0.88 1.41
α Ori 2.0096 cam2 NHα ND1 8.20 1.1 × 30 3 × 2 792 0.88 1.41

3 φ2 Ori 2.0260 cam1 TiO717 ND1 8.20 3.5 × 6 3 × 2 504 0.91 1.68 44 25 × 22 177
φ2 Ori 2.0260 cam2 V ND1 8.20 3.5 × 6 3 × 2 504 0.91 1.68 26 25 × 18 179

4 φ2 Ori 2.0362 cam1 CntHα None 100 3.5 × 6 3 × 2 504 0.85 1.80 36 25 × 22 178
φ2 Ori 2.0362 cam2 NHα None 100 3.5 × 6 3 × 2 504 0.85 1.80 40 22 × 20 169

Notes. MJD is the average modified Julian date. ND indicates if a neutral density filter has been used; its transmission is listed in the Trans. column. DIT is the exposure time of the individual frames, and NDIT is the number of frames per exposure. Dither is the number of dithering positions (± 14 pix), and Exp. the number of exposures per position. θ is the visible seeing, and AM the airmass. S is the Strehl ratio of the PSF images. θPSF is the FWHM of the PSF images (Gaussian fit), and PA is the position angle of the major axis of the PSF elliptical core (north = ).

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