Multi-baseline Bootstrapping and Imaging with the NPOI

The Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (NPOI) is uniquely configured for baseline bootstrapping. Imaging requires observations on long resolving baselines, and the resulting low visibilities require coherent integration. Tracking fringes on these long baselines requires baseline and/or wavelength bootstrapping and equally-spaced arrays are normally optimal for this task. The New Classic instrument and the stellar surface imaging project are designed to take advantage of the unique NPOI configuration and to develop the necessary methods to carry out routine imaging. This presentation outlines the projects and shows some initial results.