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International LOFAR radio telescope kicks off all-sky survey

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This project was co-financed by the EU, the European Fund for Regional Development and the Northern Netherlands Provinces (SNN), and EZ/KOMPAS.

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LOFAR

You have arrived at the LOFAR website. This website contains background information about the LOFAR telescope and its applications. For all current developments and news about LOFAR, please consult the ASTRON website at www.astron.nl.

LOFAR wiki and Users forum

The LOFAR wiki and the LOFAR users forum can be found via the ASTRON website: www.astron.nl --> Radio Observatory --> LOFAR wiki or LOFAR users forum.

U bevindt zich op de LOFAR website. Deze website bevat achtergrondinformatie over de LOFAR-telescoop en haar toepassingen. Voor alle actuele ontwikkelingen en nieuws over LOFAR verwijzen we u graag naar de ASTRON-website op www.astron.nl.

LOFAR wiki en Users forum

De LOFAR wiki en het LOFAR users forum kunt u vinden via de ASTRON website: www.astron.nl --> Radio Observatory --> LOFAR wiki of LOFAR users forum.

Informatie over LOFAR in het Nederlands

ASTRON initiated LOFAR as a new and innovative effort to force a breakthrough in sensitivity for astronomical observations at radio-frequencies below 250 MHz.