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The unblinking eye on the sky

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2017-05-30 v1
Authors: Eric C. Bellm , Shrinivas R. Kulkarni
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Abstract

From near-Earth asteroids to superluminous supernovae and counterparts to gravitational wave sources, the Zwicky Transient Facility will soon scan the night sky for transient phenomena.

Keywords

astrophysics and stellar phenomena

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@article{arxiv.1705.10052,
  title  = {The unblinking eye on the sky},
  author = {Eric C. Bellm and Shrinivas R. Kulkarni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.10052},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

Author's version of "Mission Control" profile published in Nature Astronomy. 3 pages, 1 figure. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-017-0071

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