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Yes! There are 2 now, so they can give a very coarse estimate of the direction with a precision of 'somewhere in this swath of the sky' (using the relative location, the wave propagation speed [light speed], and the arrival times relative to each detector).

As more detectors come online they will be able to triangulate more accurately. The next one is supposed to come online in 2018 iirc.



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