Telescope creates new vision for researchers

The largest radio telescope in the world was turned on for the first time at Birr Castle, Co. Offaly yesterday.

Telescope creates new vision for researchers

The International LOFAR (LOw Frequency ARray) Telescope is a €150 million network of radio telescopes distributed across Europe.

Professor Peter Gallagher, Head of the I-LOFAR Collaboration and Associate Dean of Research at Trinity, said the Irish LOFAR radio telescope “opens up a new era of astronomical research in Ireland and connects us to the leading network of radio telescopes in Europe”.

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