Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory

Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory
The large number of available receivers makes the telescope suitable for a variety of research projects within the University of Tasmania and its location makes it a vital element in the Australian Long Baseline Array network.
Organization
LocationCambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates42°48′13″S 147°26′26″E / 42.80361°S 147.44056°E / -42.80361; 147.44056
Altitude43 m (141 ft)
Established13 May 1986 
Websitera-wiki.phys.utas.edu.au
Telescopes
  • AuScope Hobart Antenna
  • Mount Pleasant Antenna
  • Vela Antenna 
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The Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory is a radio-astronomy-based observatory owned and operated by the University of Tasmania, located 20 km east of Hobart in Cambridge, Tasmania. It is home to three radio astronomy antennas and the Grote Reber Museum.

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