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Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory – Introduction

Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory (MRAO) is home to a number of large aperture synthesis radio telescopes, including the One-Mile Telescope, 5-km Ryle Telescope, and the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager. Radio interferometry started in the mid-1940s on the outskirts of Cambridge, but with funding from the Science Research Council and a donation of £100,000 from Mullard Limited, [...]

Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory – History

The observatory was originally named ”Deep Space Station 51” and was built in 1961 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In this role the station assisted in tracking many unmanned United States space missions, including the Ranger, Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter spacecraft (which landed on the Moon or mapped it from orbit), the [...]

Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory – Main areas of research

Radio Astronomy

*radio astronomy for Astrophysics *molecular clouds physics *space masers *giant atoms in Space *star formation processes (research and investigation) *physical conditions in the diffuse interstellar medium *supernova remnants and the interstellar medium *radio emission of radio galaxies and quasars *interplanetary plasma and solar wind investigations *how perturbations propagate in the interplanetary plasma is studied *Northern [...]

Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory – Introduction

Radio Astronomy

Five College Radio Astronomical Observatory (FCRAO) was founded in 1969 by the Five College Astronomy Department (University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College and Smith College). From its inception, the observatory has emphasized research, the development of technology and the training of students—both graduate and undergraduate. The observatory is located on a [...]

Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory – Research divisions

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The Observatory employs 45 researchers along with 60 engineers and technicians to accomplish staff the several major departments and several labs of the observatory. These are combined with 80 other people who perform administrative duties, work shops, garage, and a staff of guards. The departments and labs are designed to focus on scientific and technical [...]

Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory – Outstanding achievements

Radio Astronomy

:Alfven waves energy flow at 10 solar radii, :establish the existence of a planet near pulsar PSR BO329+54, :calalogue the spectra of 336 pulsars, discovery of a radio pulsar 102 MHz while observing X-ray radio source Geminga, :another radio pulsar discovered as the source of SGR 1900+14 :an interplanetary scintillating method accomplishes a successful survey [...]

Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory – Introduction

Radio Astronomy

Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory is a notable Russian (former Soviet) radio astronomy observatory. It was developed by Lebedev Physical Institute (LPI), Russian Academy of Sciences within a span of twenty years. It was founded on April 11, 1956, and currently occupies 70 000 square meters. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory, under [...]

Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory – The Radio Telescope

Radio Astronomy

The observatory is equipped with a single 260 ton radio telescope with a main reflecting surface diameter of 26 metres. The telescope is equipped with radio receivers operating in the microwave band at wavelengths of 18cm, 13cm, 6cm, 4.5cm, 3.5cm, 2.5cm and 1.3cm. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, under the G. [...]

Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory – Research

Radio Astronomy

HartRAO is mainly used for continuum radiometry, spectroscopy, pulsar timing and interferometry but also works together with radio telescopes on other continents as well as the orbiting radio telescope HALCA in order to perform Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). HartRAO is an associate member of the European VLBI Network, but also operates with the Australia [...]

National Radio Astronomy Observatory – Locations

Charlottesville, Virginia NRAO headquarters is located on the University of Virginia grounds. The North American ALMA Science Center and the NRAO Technology Center are also located in Charlottesville. Green Bank, West Virginia NRAO is the operator of the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, the Green Bank Telescope, which stands near Green Bank, West Virginia. [...]

Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory – Radio astronomy in Russia

Historically, Russian radio astronomy (formerly Soviet) has had a permanent and stable connection with the P N Lebedev Physical Institute (LPI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The institute had both permanent stations and conducted expeditions to locations in the field in the Crimea region. These facilities, and expeditions were designed for research in radio [...]

Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy – History

By combining the already existing radio astronomy faculty of the University of Bonn lead by Otto Hachenberg with the new Max Planck institute the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy was formed. In 1972 the 100 m radio telescope in Effelsberg was opened. The institute was enlarged 1983 and 2002. The southern wing of the [...]









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