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27-09-2010
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LOFAR-UK Chilbolton Station Officially Opened

Submitter: Karen Masters
Description: On Monday 20th September 2010 the LOFAR-UK station at Chilbolton was formally opened by Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell. The below video shows hi-lights from the part of the opening which took place at the Chilbolton Observatory itself which included a ribbon cutting by Jocelyn, and some real time observations of a bright pulsar (as explained by Dr. Aris Karastergiou).

Video available on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLqeBZyjkX8
Copyright: Image taken by Stephen Kill, RAL/STFC. Video filmed and edited by Karen Masters (University of Portsmouth/SEPnet/LOFAR-UK)
 
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