BlackGEM

BlackGEM
Part ofLa Silla Observatory Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s)Chile Edit this at Wikidata
Telescope styleoptical telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Diameter65 cm (2 ft 2 in) Edit this at Wikidata
Websiteastro.ru.nl/blackgem/ Edit this at Wikidata
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BlackGEM is an under-construction array of optical telescopes located at the La Silla astronomical observatory in Chile.[1][2] This system is specifically designed to detect the optical counterparts from gravitational wave sources detected with Virgo and LIGO. Principal investigator of the array is Paul Groot.

  1. ^ "BlackGEM - Joining the search for the sources of gravitational waves". European Southern Observatory. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Groot, Paul J.; Bloemen, S.; Vreeswijk, P.; van Roestel, J.; Nelemans, G.; Klein-Wolt, M.; Poole, R. Le; Pieterse, D.; Rodenhuis, M. (2024-05-29). "The BlackGEM telescope array I: Overview". arXiv:2405.18923 [astro-ph.IM].