Mark III (radio telescope)

Mark III
Part ofJodrell Bank Observatory
mERLIN Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s)United Kingdom Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates53°06′46″N 2°35′51″W / 53.1128°N 2.5975°W / 53.1128; -2.5975
OrganizationJodrell Bank Observatory Edit this on Wikidata
Telescope styleradio telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Mark III (radio telescope) is located in the United Kingdom
Mark III (radio telescope)
Location of Mark III

The Mark III was a portable and fully steerable radio telescope located at Wardle, near Nantwich, Cheshire in the north-west of England.[1] Constructed in 1966, it was remotely controlled from Jodrell Bank Observatory, and was mainly used as part of the MERLIN radio telescope network. It was designed by Charles Husband at the instigation of Bernard Lovell.[2]

  1. ^ "MERLIN user guide - 4.1 Location of Telescopes". Archived from the original on 7 September 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  2. ^ Lovell, Jodrell Bank Telescopes, p. 12

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