BlackGEM telescope array @ESO La Silla for gravitational wave counterparts. Run by @Radboud_uni Astrophysics (@RUastro), NOVA & KU Leuven. Contact: @paulgroot
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10 Jan 2024
The BlackGEM telescopes were officially opened by Minister Dijkgraaf op the Netherlands yesterday evening at sunset @RHDijkgraaf @AstronomieNL @RUastro @IvS_KULeuven @Radboud_Uni @ESO
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2 Dec 2024
18 december as om 17:00 is er een online ask me anything met de onderzoekers van @BlackGEM_Array en de Black Hole Finder app. @stevenbloemen blackholefinder.org/ama.html Rt = lief!
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19 Jan 2024
Een eer om te horen dat onze @BlackGEM_Array telescoop wordt getoond en genoemd in de Tweede Kamer door minister Dijkgraaf, naast de @ESO telescopen met heel sterke deelname van @AstronomieNL NOVA
19 Jan 2024
Kamerlid @LucStultiens vroeg tijdens de begrotingsbehandeling naar de telescoop die ik in Chili mocht openen deze maand. Door in Europees verband samen te werken lopen we als Nederland voorop in de sterrenkunde. Belangrijk voor de wetenschap en voor onze maatschappij.
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19 Jan 2024
Dear Minister Dijkgraaf @RHDijkgraaf We are so very proud at that you showed the @ESO telescopes #VLT in Paranal and #ELT in Armazones as well as @BlackGEM_Array in La Silla to explain the importance of astronomy for society! Glad that your visit was so helpful!
19 Jan 2024
Kamerlid @LucStultiens vroeg tijdens de begrotingsbehandeling naar de telescoop die ik in Chili mocht openen deze maand. Door in Europees verband samen te werken lopen we als Nederland voorop in de sterrenkunde. Belangrijk voor de wetenschap en voor onze maatschappij.
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19 Jan 2024
A first in Dutch parliamentary history. A minister bringing a photo to his budget meeting. And the photo is of....BlackGEM. @AstronomieNL @RUastro @IvS_KULeuven @MinOCW
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16 Jan 2024
As the team leaves again briefly and BG4 happily continues robotic observations it is good to see that some team members travel in style @navarrr
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12 Jan 2024
Even now they are officially opened, work continues of course. The team has decreased the read-noise in the images by a factor of almost 2 by better shielding of power cables. This requires 'diving' into the telescopes...
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11 Jan 2024
The @BlackGEM_Array @ESO in Chili is officieel geopend 🔭BlackGEM bestaat uit drie optische telescopen die lichtflitsen gaan zoeken van samensmeltende zwarte gaten en neutronensterren
10 Jan 2024
The @BlackGEM_Array was officially opened yesterday! Let's raise a glass to this amazing Dutch-Flemish collaboration that will hunt for gravitational wave sources from @ESO's La Silla observatory 🍾🔭💫 @leuvenresearch @RUastro.
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11 Jan 2024
With immense sadness we have to report that the BlackGEM telescopes have collapsed, only two days after the inauguration by @RHDijkgraaf, @AstronomieNL, @RUastro, @IvS_KULeuven
...but they were tasty!!
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10 Jan 2024
#leraren opgelet! Er is een speciale NOVA @AstronomieNL #planetariumles beschikbaar over het veranderlijke heelal, inclusief beelden van @BlackGEM_Array, met uitdagende lesactiviteiten voor de bovenbouw vo: astronomie.nl/lesmateriaal/s…
10 Jan 2024
BlackGEM-telescopen op @ESO's La Silla-sterrenwacht in Chili officieel geopend door @RHDijkgraaf (@MinOCW)
astronomie.nl/nieuws/blackge…
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2/ Welcomed by ESO’s Director General Xavier Barcons, Minister Dijkgraaf toured our observing sites while visiting Chile for the inauguration of the Dutch-Belgian telescopes @BlackGEM_Array , hosted at ESO's #LaSilla Observatory.
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10 Jan 2024
The @BlackGEM_Array was officially opened yesterday! Let's raise a glass to this amazing Dutch-Flemish collaboration that will hunt for gravitational wave sources from @ESO's La Silla observatory 🍾🔭💫 @leuvenresearch @RUastro.
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9 Jan 2024
Aangekomen op @ESO’s voor de opening van @BlackGEM_Array. De kok heeft z’n best gedaan op het dessert. 🤍
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9 Jan 2024
At dawn in Santiago, the Moon and Venus greet us on a big day for the project
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26 Nov 2023
1/ Ready to lend a hand to astronomers in uncovering new #BlackHoles? 🌌
Join the Black Hole Finder project & you'll have the chance to spot newly-born black holes in photos of the night sky taken by the BlackGEM telescopes, located at our #LaSilla Observatory in Chile!
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6 Nov 2023
Courtesy @AstronoMoore for taking and sharing the picture!
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6 Nov 2023
The incredible @stevenbloemen sped up our mount by a factor of three. We will now be zipping across the sky. Also thanks to Peter Dolron at @RUastro and the @radboudscience TechnoCenter.
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