Ooty Radio Telescope
The Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) is located in Muthorai near Ooty, in southern India. It is part of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), which is funded by the Government of India through the Department of Atomic Energy. The radio telescope is a 530-metre (1,740 ft) long and 30-metre (98 ft) tall cylindrical parabolic antenna. It operates at a frequency of 326.5 MHz with a maximum bandwidth of 15 MHz at the front end.
Radio Telescope at Ooty | |
| Alternative names | ORT |
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| Location(s) | Muthorai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 11°23′00″N 76°39′58″E |
| Organization | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
| Altitude | 2,240 m (7,350 ft) |
| Wavelength | 0.92 m (330 MHz) |
| First light | 1970 |
| Telescope style | radio telescope cylindrical parabolic reflector |
| Length | 530 m (1,738 ft 10 in) |
| Width | 30 m (98 ft 5 in) |
| Collecting area | 16,000 m2 (170,000 sq ft) |
| Website | rac |
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