Thanks to the careful preparation, hard work, and a bit of luck with the nice weather, the upgrade of stations from LOFAR1 to LOFAR2.0 is steadily progressing. This may sound simple, but it certainly isn’t! A lot of preparation has gone into this, and all sorts of practical issues are solved on the fly. I helped dismantling two LOFAR1 stations myself and was impressed by the positive spirit and smoothness of the process. We’re already well over halfway through, so we’re now counting down how many LOFAR1 stations are left. Many thanks to all people who are contributing to this success. I can’t wait to see the LOFAR2.0 stations being commissioned.
Happy reading!
Thanks to the careful preparation, hard work, and a bit of luck with the nice weather, the upgrade of stations from LOFAR1 to LOFAR2.0 is steadily progressing. This may sound simple, but it certainly isn’t! A lot of preparation has gone into this, and all sorts of practical issues are solved on the fly. I helped dismantling two LOFAR1 stations myself and was impressed by the positive spirit and smoothness of the process. We’re already well over halfway through, so we’re now counting down how many LOFAR1 stations are left. Many thanks to all people who are contributing to this success. I can’t wait to see the LOFAR2.0 stations being commissioned.
Happy reading!
Mon 22 Mar 2021 - Fri 26 Mar 2021
6th LOFAR Data School. The aim of the school is to introduce the LOFAR system to new members of the LOFAR community who will analyse both interferometric and high time resolution beamformed LOFAR data. Students, postdocs, and staff are all encouraged to attend.
Thu 07 Oct 2021 - Tue 12 Oct 2021
The International LOFAR Telescope (ILT) is preparing for a significant upgrade, LOFAR2.0, for which a Large Programme Portfolio will be composed. The online information sessions will take place on: Thursday, 7 October 12-15 UT Tuesday, 12 October, 7-10 UT Hour 1: Welcome word – René Vermeulen (5min) LOFAR2.0 expected observing capabilities – Jason Hessels + Cees […]
Mon 07 Nov 2022 - Thu 10 Nov 2022
The RF course is an excellent introduction for Digital / Analog engineers who are or will be involved in the development of RF systems.
Mon 19 Sep 2022 - Fri 23 Sep 2022
ERIS 2022 is a week-long training in techniques of radio interferometry via lectures and tutorials. This school is the ninth of a series of summer schools sponsored by RadioNet and is hosted by JIVE – Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC & ASTRON – Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy. The topics covered by the lectures/tutorials will […]
Fri 13 May 2022
Dear Colleagues, The NRAAC (Netherlands Radio Astronomy Advisory Committee) is pleased to announce the NL Radio Astronomy Community Day 2022 – the first in what we intend to be an annual event. After two years of Covid pandemic it will be especially nice to see each other in person! The Community Day will be May […]
Mon 17 Oct 2022 - Wed 19 Oct 2022
The third edition of the Next Generation Space VLBI workshop (ngSVLBI-2022), co-organised by JIVE and ASTRON in Dwingeloo (The Netherlands) will be held on 17-19 October 2022. The ngSVLBI-2022 workshop will focus on the future of high-resolution radio interferometry. Next-generation Space VLBI missions would be natural extensions of advanced Earth-based facilities such as global VLBI networks, (ng)EHT, […]
Sun 02 Oct 2022
English follows Dutch Bezoek ons tijdens onze open dag op 2 oktober Wij zijn gemakkelijk bereikbaar met de (elektrische) fiets. Kom je met de auto? Deze kunt je parkeren op het veld aan de Oude Hoogeveensedijk/Bosrand. Onze shuttlebus brengt je vervolgens gratis naar ons toe. Tijdens de open dag leer je van alles over […]
Mon 15 May 2023 - Wed 17 May 2023
The 78th Dutch Astronomers’ Conference (“Nederlandse Astronomenconferentie”) will be organized by ASTRON the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy under the auspices of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Astronomenclub/Royal Netherlands Astronomical Society (KNA/RNAS) from 15 to 17 May 2023. The conference venue is the WestCord WTC hotel in Leeuwarden.
Mon 03 Apr 2023 - Thu 06 Apr 2023
The RF course is an excellent introduction for Digital / Analog engineers who are or will be involved in the development of RF systems.
Mon 06 Nov 2023 - Thu 09 Nov 2023
De cursus Toegepaste RF-techniek bestaat uit een theoriegedeelte (75%) en hands-on sessies in ons eigen lab (25%).
Deelnemers aan deze cursus dienen een hbo werk- en denkniveau te hebben. De deelnemer kent de basisbegrippen van elektronica. Parate kennis van wiskundige concepten is niet vereist, maar komt wel aan de orde bij de transmissielijntheorie. In de cursus wordt ook complexe rekenwijze toegepast.
Mon 15 Apr 2024 - Fri 19 Apr 2024
Dear LOFAR Users, We are happy to announce that the 7th LOFAR Data School (LDS2024) will take place at ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (The Netherlands) in the week of 15-19 April, 2024. Rationale The goal of the school is to assist the participants in the generation and analysis of LOFAR science ready […]