Largest Radio Telescope Network Commenced operations

Collection of telescopes that use radio frequencies in the world's largest, began operating watched more than two hundred active galaxy called a quasar.

In the world of astronomy, the role of different radio telescope optics or optical telescopes Telescopes. Radio telescope operating in the radio frequency electromagnetic spectrum. So that they detect and collect data via radio waves sources. Radio telescope is similar to a large dish antenna is used alone or rows.

During 24 hours, 35 telescopes on the seven continents will be studied 243 long-distance quasar to improve the accuracy of the scientific framework that is used to measure the position of celestial bodies.

Quasar is a galaxy with a giant black hole in the middle. This galaxy is rich in emission of radio waves. Very distant quasars and their movement in space appears unchanged when viewed from Earth.

But this would make the movement of quasars as the ideal space for the landmark anchoring grid system, as well as longitude and latitude lines are used to mark the position of celestial objects. Such information is quoted from Space, Friday (20/11/2009).

Through a technique called Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), the data from all radio telescopes will be combined to make them work together as a system that can measure the position of celestial bodies with a high degree of accuracy.

By increasing the grid position of celestial bodies will allow astronomers can determine the location and measure the movement of objects in the sky better.