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Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope

Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope
Coordinates 37°20′36″N 121°38′05″W / 37.343344°N 121.634822°W / 37.343344; -121.634822Coordinates: 37°20′36″N 121°38′05″W / 37.343344°N 121.634822°W / 37.343344; -121.634822
Telescope style optical telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Diameter 76 cm (2 ft 6 in)
Website astron.berkeley.edu/~bait/kait.html
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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.



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