Date: 5/07/2017 00:22:39
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1086367
Subject: The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer
Telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves launched
A state-of-the-art telescope for detecting optical signatures of gravitational waves – built and operated by an international research collaboration, led by the University of Warwick – has been officially launched.
The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) was inaugurated at Warwick’s astronomical observing facility in the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias on La Palma, Canary Islands, on 3 July 2017.
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