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Ooty Radio Telescope
Astrophysics observatory in southern India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) is located in Muthorai near Ooty, in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It is part of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA)[2][3][4] of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), which is funded by the Government of India through the Department of Atomic Energy.[5] The radio telescope is a 530-metre (1,740 ft) long and 30-metre (98 ft) tall cylindrical parabolic antenna.[2][6][7] It operates at a frequency of 326.5 MHz with a maximum bandwidth of 15 MHz at the front end.[8]
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![]() 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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