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Science at Low Frequencies VIII: how low can we go?

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The latest iteration of the Science at Low Frequencies conference took place online over 6–9 December 2021. More than 400 attendees registered to hear about topics ranging from the Earth’s ionosphere to the Epoch of Reionization.

The study of the low-frequency (<300 MHz) radio sky has entered a renaissance period. While some modern low-frequency telescopes have been operating for nearly a decade, difficulties associated with calibration and data reduction meant that their full science potential had not been realized. This has now changed. The results presented at the eighth instalment of the Science at Low Frequency (SALF VIII) conference demonstrate that radio astronomers are beginning to fulfil many of their early promises.

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Fig. 1: A 20 MHz LOFAR image.

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The author thanks J. Hessels and the scientific organizing committee of SALF VIII.

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Callingham, J.R. Science at Low Frequencies VIII: how low can we go?. Nat Astron 6, 185–186 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01609-y

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