Korea Microlensing Telescope Network

The Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet) is an astronomical survey to discover extra-solar planets in the galactic bulge through gravitational microlensing transients. It uses a dedicated 1.6-meter telescope at each of three southern-hemisphere locations distributed such that the bulge can be monitored continuously (other than when the weather impedes):

• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO).
• Siding Spring Observatory (SSO).
• South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO).

Operation began in 2015 and as of 2024, on the order of a hundred of its planet-candidates have been confirmed.