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In spite of their small size, 1 m class telescopes still play an important role at the frontier of discoveries in many astrophysical fields. The best examples of their achievements are microlensing surveys – large scale, long term sky surveys that, since the beginning of the 1990s, have provided unique photometric data that has been widely used by the astronomical community for hundreds of scientific projects. In particular, small telescopes and ultra small cameras have, in the last two decades, provided crucial data for development of the two key fields of modern astrophysics – gamma ray burst (GRB) astrophysics and searches for extrasolar planets. Here, we describe the most important applications and discoveries made by small telescopes during the last two decades, focusing mostly on the searches for exoplanets conducted with this class of instruments.
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Udalski, A. (2011). Small Telescopes and Planets. In: Lasota, JP. (eds) Astronomy at the Frontiers of Science. Integrated Science & Technology Program, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1658-2_11
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