LoFAR

201220,000+ antennasASTRON

LocationNetherlands/Europe

Year2012

Size20,000+ antennas

OperatorASTRON

About LoFAR

The Low Frequency Array. Over 20,000 simple antennas across Europe. The largest connected radio telescope. Can observe at frequencies below 250 MHz. Discovered thousands of previously unknown galaxies. A pathfinder for the SKA.

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