The 'Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope' (KAIT) is an automated telescope used in the search for
supernovae.
The KAIT is a computer-controlled
reflecting telescope with a 76 cm
mirror and a
CCD camera to take pictures. It is located at the
Lick Observatory near
San Jose, California.
KAIT can take close to 100 images per hour and observe about 1000
galaxies a night. Starting with 20 supernova discoveries in 1998, KAIT discovered 40, 38, 68, 82, 95, 83, 82 and 84 (2006) supernovae in the following years.
External link
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KAIT Home page
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