Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope

197014 dishes (25 m)ASTRON

LocationNetherlands

Year1970

Size14 dishes (25 m)

OperatorASTRON

About Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope

A linear array of 14 dishes on a 2.7 km east-west line. Discovered the first interstellar molecules. Uses aperture synthesis to create images equivalent to a 2.7 km telescope. Located in the Netherlands.

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