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The WHAT Project

A. Shporer, T. Mazeh, A. Moran, G. Bakos, G. Kovacs, E. Mashal

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0510766

Abstract

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 .

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