LIGO Livingston Observatory
World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

๐Ÿ“œ Home to one of LIGO's two gravitational wave detectors.
๐Ÿ” World's largest precision optical instrument, confirms Einstein's gravity wave theory.

Why Go

๐Ÿ”ฌ Detects elusive gravity waves from cosmic events
๐Ÿ”ญ Features an extraordinary L-shaped interferometer 2.5 miles long
๐Ÿง  Learn about cutting-edge physics and astronomy
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Science Education Center offers public tours and workshops

Tips

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Check website for monthly Science Saturdays and public tour schedules.
๐Ÿ“ž Contact outreach@ligo-la.caltech.edu for public events and tours.

Hours

๐Ÿ•’ Offers monthly Science Saturdays and various public visit/tour opportunities.

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