Very High Energy Observations of the Supernova Remnant CTA1 with VERITAS

VERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) is an atmospheric Cherenkov telescope, located in Southern Arizona, providing sensitive measurements of gamma-ray sources sources in the 100 GeV to 50 TeV energy range. Galactic sources detected by VERITAS include supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, a pulsar, and binary systems, and TeV emission is a key diagnostic of highly energetic particles in these objects. In this talk I will present recent results from VERITAS on Galactic sources, in particular the discovery of VHE gamma rays from the SNR CTA1.