The VERITAS gamma-ray observatory: Recent observations and status

VERITAS, an imaging atmospheric Cherenkov array for gamma-ray astronomy in the GeV - TeV range, has recently completed its first season of observations with a full array of four telescopes. A number of astrophysical gamma-ray sources have been detected, both galactic and extragalactic, including sources previously unknown at TeV energies. We shall discuss the present status of VERITAS, and present a number of results from recent observations.