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Futureproof Extra: LOFAR, Blazars, & Mapping New Galaxies

When you think of a telescope you might picture a long tube with lenses, mirrors and a tripod picking up the light that is visible to us. But there are actually several different types that pick up other wavelengths we can’t see. Dotted across Europe,...

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06.45 5 Mar 2019


Futureproof Extra: LOFAR, Blazars, & Mapping New Galaxies



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06.45 5 Mar 2019


When you think of a telescope you might picture a long tube with lenses, mirrors and a tripod picking up the light that is visible to us.

But there are actually several different types that pick up other wavelengths we can’t see.

Dotted across Europe, the The Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope network is attempting to map the entire night sky, and one of them located right here in Ireland.

Sean Mooney, PhD student at UCD School of Physics and member of the LOFAR Surveys Key Science Project joins Jonathan in studio to discuss.


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Astronomy Birr Castle Black Holes Blazars Galaxies LOFAR Radio Telescope Radio Waves

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