# A radio telescope in the arctic region as part of EHT --- observing supermassive blackholes

**URL:** https://group.classcentral.com/t/a-radio-telescope-in-the-arctic-region-as-part-of-eht-observing-supermassive-blackholes/10133
**Category:** Science Friday: Black Holes
**Created:** [January 2, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://group.classcentral.com/t/a-radio-telescope-in-the-arctic-region-as-part-of-eht-observing-supermassive-blackholes/10133 "2022-01-02T20:05:28Z")
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### Author: ![sonal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/group.classcentral.com/sonal/32/2112_2.png) [@sonal](https://group.classcentral.com/u/sonal)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://group.classcentral.com/t/a-radio-telescope-in-the-arctic-region-as-part-of-eht-observing-supermassive-blackholes/10133/1 "2022-01-02T20:05:28Z")

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Read about the preliminary goal of the Greenland Telescope in Nature Astronomy article…  
[A radio telescope in the Arctic region](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-018-0649-z)

The main scientific goal of the GLT project is to carry out VLBI observations of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in the nuclei of galaxies at 230, 345 and 690 GHz, achieving an angular resolution of tens of microarcseconds, as part of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT).

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### Author: ![Mervyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/group.classcentral.com/mervyn/32/206_2.png) [@Mervyn](https://group.classcentral.com/u/Mervyn)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://group.classcentral.com/t/a-radio-telescope-in-the-arctic-region-as-part-of-eht-observing-supermassive-blackholes/10133/2 "2022-01-03T09:28:04Z")

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Wow, this is exciting stuff. I think ill be able to better appreciate what these scientists are doing after I finish the course, Can’t wait!