Editing European VLBI Network (section)

{{Short description|Network of radio telescopes across Europe that link together for radio interferometry}}
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The '''European VLBI Network''' ('''EVN''') is a network of radio telescopes located primarily in Europe and Asia, with additional antennas in South Africa and Puerto Rico, which performs very high angular resolution observations of cosmic radio sources using [[very-long-baseline interferometry]] (VLBI). The EVN is the most sensitive VLBI array in the world, and the only one capable of real-time observations. The [[Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC]] (JIVE) acts as the central organisation in the EVN, providing both scientific user support and a correlator facility. Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) achieves ultra-high angular resolution and is a multi-disciplinary technique used in astronomy, geodesy and astrometry.

The EVN operates an open-sky policy, allowing anyone to propose an observation using the network<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.evlbi.org/using-evn|title=Using the EVN {{!}} EVLBI|website=www.evlbi.org|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>