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Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) detects sources of gamma rays.
The VERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) is a collection of four 12-meter Cherenkov telescopes used to detect astrophysical sources of very-high-energy gamma rays. VERITAS continues the tradition of the 10-m telescope and is also located at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO). It is comprised of an array of four 12-meter (39 feet) diameter Cherenkov telescopes. VERITAS began full-scale observations in September 2007. The telescopes are used to study the remnants of exploded stars, distant galaxies, powerful gamma ray bursts, and to search for evidence of mysterious dark matter particles.
Credit: N. Galante
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