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The Berkeley Automated Supernova Search is a systematic search for supernovae in a known galaxy set. The primary goals of our experiment are to discover close supernovae early in their light curves (before maximum light) and to discover a large number of supernovae which can be used for statistical purposes. To aid in the study of supernova explosions and their classification, we are conducting VRI photometry on supernovae discovered in our data set (including those found by other observers). The supernova discoveries themselves will eventually be used to determine the supernova rates for various supernova types, galaxy types, and positions within the galaxy. With this in mind, we keep an extensive data base of all observations, their results, and characteristics of each galaxy.
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Perlmutter, S. et al. (1991). Progress and New Directions for the Berkeley Supernova Search. In: Woosley, S.E. (eds) Supernovae. Santa Cruz Summer Workshops in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2988-9_108
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