Optical transient surveys

Brian Schmidt*

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    Abstract

    The last five years have seen an explosion of activity to monitor the sky at optical wavelengths. The following summarizes an overview of the range of experiments currently being, or soon to be, undertaken in both cataloguing and monitoring the sky, and suggests scientific opportunities for the short- to medium- term in the arena of optical transient astronomy. In so doing, it applies the philosophy described by Warner (page 3) to the gamut of variability studies that are now burgeoning in observational astronomy.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNew Horizons in Time-Domain Astronomy
    EditorsElizabeth Griffin, Robert J. Hanisch, Robert L. Seaman
    Pages9-10
    Number of pages2
    EditionS285
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2011

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
    NumberS285
    Volume7
    ISSN (Print)1743-9213
    ISSN (Electronic)1743-9221

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