For a clear explanation about beamforming, see this video: youtu.be/9Zlh0nQJMfg

Technological highlight of today for #LOFAR10 is the Remote Station Processing board! An important piece of technology that makes beamforming possible. 📡 @LOFAR uses beamforming to find specific sources in the sky, giving us the data we need to study them bit.ly/2yV2g7c pic.twitter.com/tL7z…

The technological highlight of today for #LOFAR10 is an infographic, explaining how #LOFAR filters out useless data and compresses useful data. astron.nl/news-and-e… pic.twitter.com/MMUL…

RT @SKA_telescope Great news! South Africa has ratified the #SKAtreaty! 🇿🇦 "More than ever our world needs international cooperation & solidarity in science such as enabled by projects such as the SKA" says Science Minister @DrBladeNzimande. Read more loom.ly/BmILC1s @dsigovza @SKA_Africa

The astronomy highlight of the day for #LOFAR10 is 'Why lightning often strikes twice'. In 2019 #LOFAR scientists discovered that lightning channels contain structures. Through these 'needles' a negative charge may cause a repeated discharge. ⚡⚡ astron.nl/news-and-e… pic.twitter.com/VyZh…