Date: 20/02/2019 12:54:38
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1348990
Subject: LOFAR

https://amp.news.com.au/technology/science/space/new-universe-map-unearths-300000-more-galaxies/news-story/76cc88fea097236fd1b3365b565b28f5

Ignore the hype, just look at the images, and note:

The team used the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) telescope in the Netherlands to pick up traces — or “jets” — of ancient radiation produced when galaxies merge. These jets, previously undetected, can extend over millions of light years.

The map created by the LOFAR observations, part of which was published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, contains data equivalent to ten million DVDs yet charts just two per cent of the sky.

The LOFAR telescope is made up of a Europe-wide network of radio antenna across seven countries, forming the equivalent of a 1,300-kilometre diameter satellite dish.

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Date: 21/02/2019 11:11:09
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1349651
Subject: re: LOFAR

mollwollfumble said:


https://amp.news.com.au/technology/science/space/new-universe-map-unearths-300000-more-galaxies/news-story/76cc88fea097236fd1b3365b565b28f5

Ignore the hype, just look at the images, and note:

The team used the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) telescope in the Netherlands to pick up traces — or “jets” — of ancient radiation produced when galaxies merge. These jets, previously undetected, can extend over millions of light years.

The map created by the LOFAR observations, part of which was published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, contains data equivalent to ten million DVDs yet charts just two per cent of the sky.

The LOFAR telescope is made up of a Europe-wide network of radio antenna across seven countries, forming the equivalent of a 1,300-kilometre diameter satellite dish.

LOFAR doesn’t look even remotely like how I’d expect a large radio telescope to look. All of the following are parts of LOFAR.

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