The Large Array Survey Telescope, concept and commissioning

by Prof. Eran Ofek

WIS

at Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar

Wed, 07 Jan 2026, 11:10
Sacta-Rashi Building for Physics (54), room 207

Abstract

The Large Array Survey Telescope (LAST) is a cost-effective survey telescope designed to survey the visible light sky at high cadence.
The system is composed of 72 (currently, 40 operational) 28-cm telescopes with a wide field of view.
The system is capable of reaching magnitude 21, in 400s simultaneously over 530 deg^2.
I will talk about the system concept and its science goals.

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