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Green Bank Telescope

telescope, West Virginia, United States
Also known as: GBT, Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope
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Green Bank Telescope
Green Bank Telescope The National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Green Bank Telescope, Green Bank, West Virginia.

The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, located in Green Bank, West Virginia. Completed in 2000, this 110-by-100-meter telescope operates at very short wavelengths and can point with high accuracy in any direction. Its design minimizes interference, and it is situated within the National Radio Quiet Zone for protection from man-made radio signals. The GBT is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, a facility funded by the National Science Foundation for research into radio waves from space.123

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