The HATPI Project
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In a single 45 second exposure, the HATPI instrument observes the full night sky, in all
directions, from the zenith down to an elevation angle of 35 degrees, at a spatial resolution
of 20 arcseconds per pixel. The key science aim of HATPI is to explore the variable sky,
including studying astrophysical transient events (cosmic explosions), transiting exoplanets,
variable stars, and moving objects (near‑Earth asteroids). HATPI is located at Las Campanas
Observatory in the Chilean Andes
-29.010486, -70.701080
HATPI Data
Visit Data PortalLight curves and high-resolution image stamps are coming soon for direct viewing and downloading. In the meantime, explore HATPI’s observations using our frame search feature.
- Coming soon
- ✨ Calibrated and subtracted image-stamps with original spatial resolution
- 📈 Raw and pre-processed, trend-filtered light curves at 30 or 45-second time resolution
- 🔔 Transient alert system
Publications
Explore our published work detailing research methods, findings, and results from the HATPI project.
Team Members
Gáspár Bakos
Principal Investigator
Professor
Princeton University
Andrés Jordán
co-PI
Professor
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Joel D. Hartman
Research Astronomer
Princeton University
Zoltán Csubry
Professional Specialist
Princeton University
Attila Bódi
Professional Specialist
Princeton University
Geert Jan Talens
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Oxford University
Sarah Thiele
Graduate Student
Artificial satellites & asteroids
Princeton University
Anthony Keyes
Technical Staff
Software Development
Princeton University
Extended Team
Ferenc Rózsa
Technical Maintenance
Fornax Hungary
Antoine Thibault
Université de Genève
Builders
Pál Sári
Mechanical Engineering
Fornax Hungary
Zsombor Sári
Mechanical Engineering
Fornax Hungary
Ilona Mitró
Assembly
Fornax Hungary
Tamás Butuza
Telescope Drive Electronics
György Medgyesi
Engineering Design
Zoltán Tobler
Autoguiding Solutions
Sándor Kóra
Thermometer
Vincent Suc
Dome Electronics Design
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Past Contributors
Amir Siraj
Graduate Student
Asteriods
Eduardo Latorre
Technical Assistance
Obstech Chile
Marcelo Tala
Technical Assistance
Rodrigo Rojas
Technical Assistance
Waqas Bhatti
Postdoctoral Fellow
Princeton University
Acknowledgments
Generous funding provided by the Moore, Packard, and Mt. Cuba Astronomical foundations
Internal funding provided by Princeton University
HATPI is hosted by Las Campanas Observatory of the Carnegie Institution For Science
