Probing Lensing Anomalies Network
The Probing Lensing Anomalies NETwork collaboration coordinates a network of telescopes to rapidly sample photometric measurements of the magnification of stars in the galactic bulge undergoing gravitational microlensing by intervening foreground stars. This network consists
of five 1m-class optical telescopes distributed in longitude around the Southern Hemisphere in order to perform quasi-continuous round-the-clock precision monitoring.
On a target-of-opportunity basis, less frequent spectroscopic measurements complement the rapid photometry for selected prime targets.
Since 2005, PLANET performs a common microlensing campaign with RoboNet-1.0, a network of UK-operated 2.0m robotic telescopes.
In January 2009, PLANET has merged with the MicroFUN collaboration.
Telescopes
For the 2006 observing season, the telescopes involved were :- Danish 1.54m telescope at ESO, La Silla, Chile
- 1.0 meter telescope at Canopus Observatory of the University of Tasmania, Australia
- 0.6 meter telescope at the Perth Observatory
- South African Astronomical Observatory 1.0 meter telescope at Sutherland, South Africa
- Rockefeller 1.52 meter telescope at Boyden Observatory, South Africa
Members