The Variables and Slow Transients Extragalactic survey: exploring radio transients with ASKAP 

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The Variables and Slow Transients (VAST) survey on the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is transforming our view of the dynamic radio sky. For decades, searches for radio transients typically yielded only a handful of detections. Today, wide-field, sensitive telescopes like ASKAP have transformed our view of the dynamic radio sky. With VAST, we are monitoring millions of sources and building light curves on an unprecedented scale.

In this talk I will present an update on the extragalactic component of VAST. I will outline our observing strategy, data processing and quality control, and describe how we build and interpret light curves. Finally, I will showcase results from the 100 most variable sources in our current sample—just the beginning of what this rich dataset can reveal.

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