2005/10/27 by Avi Shporer, A. Shporer, T. Mazeh +12
Physics and Astronomy · #Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0510766
3 pages, 3 figures; to appear in the proceedings of Haute Provence Observatory Colloquium (22-25 August 2005) "Tenth anniversary of 51 Peg-b: Status of and prospects for hot Jupiter studies", ed. L. Arnold, F. Bouchy, & C. Moutou
arxiv created 2005/10/27 · openalex publication_date 2005/10/27 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2024/04/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We describe WHAT, a small-aperture short focal length automated telescope with an 8.2 deg X 8.2 deg field of view, located at the Wise Observatory. The system is aimed at searching for transiting extrasolar planets and variable stars. Preliminary results of 3892 exposures of a single field are presented, where the telescope achieved already a precision of a few mmag for the brightest objects. Additional information can be found at http://wise-obs.tau.ac.il/~what .