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High resolution LOFAR image of 3C61.1

Mon, 02/08/2010 - 00:00
In december 2009 a long observing run was carried out on the extragalactic radio source 3C61.1. Read more

The International LOFAR Telescope (ILT)

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 00:00
In December last year, the LOFAR International Working Group (IWG) met at the Sheraton Hotel in Schiphol to hammer out the final form of the governance model that will realise the ILT - the International LOFAR Telescope. Read more

LOFAR covered by snow

Wed, 01/13/2010 - 23:47
A layer of approximately 25 cm snow covers the LOFAR landscape. Read more

First light for the international station in Potsdam

Sun, 12/13/2009 - 14:00
On December 10, 2009, the remote LOFAR station in Potsdam-Bornim (Germany) has seen first light. Read more

International LOFAR station Tautenburg complete

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 12:08
On Wednesday, 21 October 2009, around noon the last one of 96 HBA tiles was installed at the LOFAR station Tautenburg. This completed the second full international station and the first one with a regular HBA pattern. Read more

LOFAR observes across borders

Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:48
An international group of astronomers have succeeded in the first joint observations between the LOFAR stations in Exloo (The Netherlands) and Effelsberg (Germany). Read more

Seismic Interferometry works!

Wed, 09/16/2009 - 13:46
As part of the geophysics application of the LOFAR project a three-dimensional seismic array consisting of 126 sensors has been constructed over the Annerveen gas-field. Read more

ASTRON legt nieuw natuurgebied aan in Drenthe

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 23:00
Dat sterrenkundig onderzoek verrassende resultaten op kan leveren, is bekend. Maar dat sterrenkunde ook kan zorgen voor een geheel nieuw natuurgebied, is nieuw. Read more

Completion of the First International LOFAR station

Thu, 08/13/2009 - 17:09
The 96th and final LOFAR high band (HBA) tile was installed at the Effelsberg, Germany LOFAR field on the morning of 2009 July 17, resulting in the first full international LOFAR station. Read more

LOFAR first images with the first three full stations

Tue, 07/21/2009 - 21:40
The first full LOFAR stations became operational last week. Here are the images corresponding to the first fringes seen from those stations. Read more
LOFAR started as a new and innovative effort to force a breakthrough in sensitivity for astronomical observations at radio-frequencies below 250 MHz. 
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