Reber Radio Telescope

	Reber Radio Telescope
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Reber Radio Telescope
Nearest city	Green Bank, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°25′48.61″N 79°49′4.45″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1937
Architect	Grote Reber
NRHP reference No.	72001291
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1972
Designated NHL	December 20, 1989

The Reber Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope, located at the Green Bank Observatory near Green Bank, West Virginia. Built in 1937 in Illinois by astronomer Grote Reber, it is the first purpose-built parabolic radio telescope. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.

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