Minute-Cadence Observations of the Galactic Plane with the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST): Overview, Methodology, and Early Results
Jie Lin et al 2025 ApJS 278 29 During its commissioning and pilot phases, the Wide Field Survey Telescope stared at the galactic plane for 13 hours, leading to the discovery of a variable hot white…
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