Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory

Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory
The large number of available receivers makes the telescope suitable for a variety of research projects within the University of Tasmania and its location makes it a vital element in the Australian Long Baseline Array network.
Organization
LocationCambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates42°48′13″S 147°26′26″E / 42.80361°S 147.44056°E / -42.80361; 147.44056
Altitude43 m (141 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Established13 May 1986 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitera-wiki.phys.utas.edu.au Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
  • AuScope Hobart Antenna
  • Mount Pleasant Antenna
  • Vela Antenna Edit this on Wikidata
Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory is located in Australia
Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory
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The Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory is a radio astronomy based observatory owned and operated by University of Tasmania, located 20 km east of Hobart in Cambridge, Tasmania.[1] It is home to three radio astronomy antennas and the Grote Reber Museum.

  1. ^ Johnston-Hollitt, Melanie (August 2004). "Mt Pleasant Observatory". School of Mathematics & Physics, University of Tasmania. Archived from the original on 16 June 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2009.

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