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    Re: A different kind of positional astronomy
    From: Brad Morris
    Date: 2017 Oct 18, 14:22 -0400
    Jing

    The LIGO detector was only able to provide an observation to 28°.   The much finer observed values utilized different spectrums.

    Brad



    On Oct 18, 2017 2:10 PM, "Jing C" <NoReply_JingC@fer3.com> wrote:

    Scientists were able to use gravity waves to locate a kilonova in a specific region of the sky, and point their telescopes there to witness it:

    https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/10/16/16464716/ligo-gravitational-wave-neutron-star-merger-gold-alchemy

    Unfortunately, I don't think handheld gravity wave detectors will be a thing for a long, long time to come.

       
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