American astronomical observatory
Observatory
The Green Bank Observatory (previously National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank ) is an astronomical observatory located in the National Radio Quiet Zone in Green Bank , West Virginia, U.S. It is the operator of the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope , the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope .[ 1]
The observatory was established as the National Science Foundation 's (NSF) National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in 1956 and made its first observations in 1958.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] It served as the NRAO's headquarters until 1966, after which the facility was known as the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank.[ 3] [ 6]
In October 2016, the observatory became an independent institution following a 2012 recommendation that the NSF fully divest itself from the facility by October 1, 2016.[ 4] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Green Bank Observatory subsequently retained partial NSF funding, established private contracts, and formed a partnership with West Virginia University .[ 10] [ 4] It is operated by the nonprofit Associated Universities, Inc. , under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation.[ 10]
Active telescopes
Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope
Historic and other telescopes
300-ft Telescope day of collapse
Day after collapse
Popular culture
Green Bank Observatory is a location in Fallout 76 , as National Isolated Radio Array [ 16]
See also
References
^ a b "Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope" . Emporis . Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (February 18, 2010). "National Radio Astronomy Observatory" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
^ a b "National Radio Astronomy Observatory Archives: NRAO Timeline" . National Radio Astronomy Observatory . Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
^ a b c Scoles, Sarah (October 7, 2016). "What Happens When a Space Observatory Goes Rogue" . Wired . Condé Nast . ISSN 1078-3148 . OCLC 24479723 . Retrieved January 1, 2020 .
^ a b "Timeline for Green Bank Observatory" . Green Bank Observatory . September 21, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2020 .
^ Library of Congress . "National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.)" . LC Name Authority File (LCNAF) . Retrieved December 30, 2019 . Earlier Established Forms – United States. National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank, W. Va.
^ Temming, Maria (October 1, 2016). "Green Bank Observatory Goes Independent" . SkyAndTelescope.com . Retrieved July 20, 2017 .
^ Steelhammer, Rick (February 26, 2016). "Funding for Green Bank Observatory falls" . The Charleston Gazette-Mail . Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
^ "Green Bank Observatory: The Making of an American Astronomy Icon" . AstronomyNow.com . Retrieved July 20, 2017 .
^ a b Stump, Jake (July 30, 2019). "Green Bank Observatory, site for breakthrough WVU research and teaching, to remain open" (Press release). Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University. WVU Research Communications. Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
^ a b c d e "Telescopes: The Telescopes of the GBO" . Green Bank Observatory . May 17, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2020 .
^ "Green Bank Telescope ( old)" . Emporis . Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
^ "300-foot Telescope" . National Radio Astronomy Observatory . Retrieved December 15, 2020 .
^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (February 13, 2008). "Project Ozma" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Retrieved January 1, 2020 .
^ Gorski, Sam; Rather, Joey (May 3, 2024). "What Fallout 76 gets right, and wrong, about West Virginia" . WBOY . Retrieved August 9, 2024 .
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Concepts Radio telescopes (List )
Individual telescopes Interferometers
Allen Telescope Array (ATA, California, US )
Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA, Chile )
Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA, Australia )
Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP, Australia )
Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME, Canada )
Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA, California, US )
European VLBI Network (Europe)
Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT, India )
Green Bank Interferometer (GBI, West Virginia, US )
Korean VLBI Network (KVN, South Korea )
Large Latin American Millimeter Array (LLAMA, Argentina/Brazil )
Long Wavelength Array (LWA, New Mexico, US )
Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR, Netherlands )
MeerKAT (South Africa )
Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (MOST, Australia )
Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN, UK )
Murchison Widefield Array (MWA, Australia )
Northern Cross Radio Telescope (Italy )
Northern Extended Millimeter Array (France )
One-Mile Telescope (UK)
Primeval Structure Telescope (PaST, China )
Square Kilometre Array (SKA, Australia, South Africa )
Submillimeter Array (SMA, US )
Very Large Array (VLA, New Mexico, US )
Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA, US )
Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT, Netherlands )
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