The CHilean Automatic Supernova sEarch

HAMUY; PIGNATA; MAZA; CLOCCHIATTI; ANDERSON; BERSTEN

Conferencia; Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana; 2012

The CHilean Automatic Supernova sEarch (CHASE) project began in 2007  with the goal to discover young, nearby southern supernovae in order to  (1) better understand the physics of exploding stars and their  progenitors, and (2) refine the methods to derive extragalactic  distances. During the first four years of operation, CHASE has produced  more than 130 supernovae, being the most successful project of its type  in the southern hemisphere. Here we describe the project and present  illustrative examples of CHASE discoveries of particular relevance.