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Astrophysical Multi-Messenger Observatory Network

astronomy
Also known as: AMON
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  • Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)
    multimessenger astronomy

    …have joined to form the Astrophysical Multi-Messenger Observatory Network (AMON), which will provide a central clearinghouse so that when an interesting observation of a messenger happens that is likely to be a multimessenger event, an alert will be sent throughout the network. New, more-sensitive observatories are being built to detect…

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    …have joined to form the Astrophysical Multi-Messenger Observatory Network (AMON), which will provide a central clearinghouse so that when an interesting observation of a messenger happens that is likely to be a multimessenger event, an alert will be sent throughout the network. New, more-sensitive observatories are being built to detect…

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