Vermilion River Radio Observatory
OrganizationGround-Based Observatories
US radio observatory with a 400-foot telescope
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Vermilion River Radio Observatory
- Ground-Based Observatories
The Vermilion River Radio Observatory, or VRO, was a University of Illinois research facility that operated from 1959 to 1984 in the United States. Its 400-foot (120 m) linear parabolic radio telescope used natural terrain as part of its reflector and antenna array. Using Earth’s rotation, the instrument swept a sector of the sky to detect astronomical radio sources. The 420-acre (170 ha) site was a pioneering radio astronomy facility.
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- Operator
- University of Illinois
- Main instrument
- 400-foot (120 m) linear parabolic radio telescope
- Site area
- 420 acres (170 ha)
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Vermilion River Observatory (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q105997976
- Text
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