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Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope

telescope, Westerbork, Netherlands
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  • Lovell Telescope
    radio telescope
    / Radio telescope arrays

    …Research in Astronomy operates the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, which is an east-west array of 14 antennas, each 25 metres (82 feet) in diameter and extending over 2.7 km (1.7 miles). In Australia the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization maintains the six-element Australian Telescope Compact Array at Narrabri, New…

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    …Research in Astronomy operates the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, which is an east-west array of 14 antennas, each 25 metres (82 feet) in diameter and extending over 2.7 km (1.7 miles). In Australia the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization maintains the six-element Australian Telescope Compact Array at Narrabri, New…

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