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LIGO (ligo@astrodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-Feb-2023 20:59:57 UTC LIGO

We are excited to announce that our next observing run (O4) is scheduled to begin late May!
We will observe for 18 months!
Virgo, KAGRA and the two LIGO detectors will run together!
Expect many #GravitationalWaves!
Observing plan: https://observing.docs.ligo.org/plan/
#O4IsComing #Astrodon
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1. Observing timeline for LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA O4 is scheduled to start in May. LIGO will have a binary neutron star insprial range of 160 to 190 Mpc. Virgo will have a range of 80 to 115 Mpc. KAGRA will start with a range of 1 to 3 Mpc, and aim to progress to over 10 Mpc.
  https://cdn.masto.host/astrodonsocial/media_attachments/files/109/797/000/848/736/929/original/b9a42bb17f9254ba.png
2. IGWN | Observing Plans

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