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McDonald Observatory, Texas
Mount Laguna Observatory, California
Warren Rupp Observatory, Ohio
Box
995
Arecibo,
PR 00613-0995
Phone: (787) 878-2612
Contact: Daniel Altschuler
Sponsor: National Science Foundation through Cornell University
Location: Arecibo, Puerto Rico
For data on the telescopes, location, frequencies, etc., see the
NAIC wesbite.
Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125
Contact: T. G. Phillips
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Location: Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Latitude: 19° 49' 34"
Longitude: 155° 28.3'
Altitude: 4100 m
Telescope: Steerable
paraboloid Leighton design
Diameter: 10.4 m
Area: 84 m2
Height: 15 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 0°-90° el.
Remarks:
Observation Type: Galactic, extragalactic, spectral line, continuum
Frequency band(s):
250 GHz
350 GHz
450 GHz
650 GHz
850 GHz
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Holmdel, NJ 07733
Contact: Robert W. Wilson
Location: Holmdel, NJ
Latitude: +40° 23.5'
Longitude: -74° 11.2' E
Altitude: 100 m
Telescope: 22-ft. horn antenna
Diameter: 7 m
Area: 23 m2 at 0.60 eff.
Height: 10 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 0°-90° el.
Remarks: Antenna is usable up to 40 GHz. No observations have been
performed since 1982.
Observation Type: HI line survey
Frequency band(s):
Tunable 1400 MHz
AT&T
Bell Laboratories
Holmdel, NJ 07733
Contact: Robert W. Wilson
Reference: T. S. Chu et al., Bell System
Technical Journal 57, 1257-1288, May-June, 1978
Location: Holmdel, NJ
Latitude: +40° 23.5'
Longitude: -74° 11.2' E
Altitude: 100 m
Telescope: Offset cassegrain mm telescope
Diameter: 7 m
Area: 23 m2 at 0.60 eff.
Height: 12 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 0°-90° el.
Observation Type: mm-wavelength spectral line and continuum
Frequency band(s):
Tunable from 70-250 GHz
DSN Station locations in ITRF93-like reference frame at epoch 2003.0
DSS 12
Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference: Deep Space Network Flight Project Interface Design Handbook
810-5, Rev. D, Vol. II, JPL
Location: Goldstone, California
Latitude: 35° 17' 59.77391'' N
Longitude: 243° 11' 40.23879'' E
Altitude: 962.85958 m
Telescope: Equatorial-parabolic cassegrain
antenna
Diameter: 34 m
Area: 2215 m2 at 2.2 GHz
1671 m2 at 8.4 GHz
Height: Approximately 18 m
Coverage: No coverage south of 35° el. at 180° az.
Remarks: These are equatorial antennas whose coverage is stated
approximately.
Observation Type: Spacecraft communications and radio astronomy
Frequency band(s):
2250 MHz
8.42 GHz
DSS 13
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference: DSS 13 Master Plan May 1977, JPL Deep Space Research Station (DSS
13), Subsystem Functional Requirements, May 1987, JPL
Location: Goldstone, California
Latitude: 35° 14' 49.79173" N
Longitude: 243° 12' 19.94762" E
Altitude: 1071.14904 m
Telescope: Parabolic antenna
Diameter: 26 m
Area: 1253 m2 at 2.3 GHz
1349 m2 at 8.4 GHz
Height: 14 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 0°-90° el.
Remarks: Will be upgraded to a 34-m GHz beam waveguide antenna by the end
of 1990. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence will examine the band from
1-10 GHz.
Observation Type: Spacecraft communication research, planetary radar,
radio astronomy
Frequency band(s):
2050-2700 MHz
8.05-8.9 GHz
DSS 14
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference: Deep Space Network Flight Project Interface Design Handbook
810-5, Rev. D, Volume II, JPL
Location: Goldstone, CA
Latitude: 35° 25' 33.24354'' N
Longitude: 243° 06' 37.66245'' E
Altitude: 1002.09512 m
Telescope: Parabolic cassegrain
Diameter: 70 m
Area: 7697 m2 at 1.6 GHz
11084 m2 at 2.3 GHz
10006 m2 at 8.4 GHz
7851 m2 at 22 GHz
Height: 33.5 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 6°-90° el.
Remarks: This facility has a 400-kW cw radar
capability at 2.2 and 8.4 GHz.
Observation Type: Spacecraft communication and navigation, radio
astronomy
Frequency band(s):
1670 MHz
2290 MHz
8.45 GHz
22 GHz
DSS 15
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference: Deep Space Network Flight Project Interface Design Handbook
810-5, Rev. D, Volume II, JPL
Location: Goldstone, CA
Latitude: 35° 25' 18.67222''
Longitude: 243° 06' 46.09763''
Altitude: 973.91568 m
Telescope: Parabolic cassegrain
Diameter: 34 m
Area: 2056 m2 at 2.2 GHz
2631 m2 at 8.4 GHz
Height: 18 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 0°-90° el.
Remarks: This station is used for VLBI observations for spacecraft
navigation, radio astronomy, and geodesy.
Observation Type: Spacecraft communications and radio astronomy
Frequency band(s):
2250 MHz
8.45 GHz
DSS 42
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference: Deep Space Network Flight Project Interface Design Handbook
810-5, Rev. D, Volume II, JPL
Location: Tidbinbilla, Australia
Latitude: -35° 24' 02.42910''
Longitude: 148° 58' 52.56264'' E
Altitude: 675.31987 m
Telescope: Equatorial mount parabolic cassegrain
antenna
Diameter: 34 m
Area: 2215 m2 at 2.2 GHz
1671 m2 at 8.4 GHz
Height: Approximately 18 m
Coverage: No coverage south of 35° el. at 180° az.
Remarks: These are equatorial mount antennas whose coverage is stated
approximately.
Observation Type: Spacecraft communications and radio astronomy
Frequency band(s):
2250 MHz
8.42 GHz
DSS 43
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference: Deep Space Network Flight Project Interface Design Handbook
810-5, Rev. D, Volume II, JPL
Location: Tidbinbilla, Australia
Latitude: -35° 24' 8.72766''
Longitude: 148° 58' 52.56232'' E
Altitude: 689.57185 m
Telescope: Parabolic cassegrain antenna
Diameter: 70 m
Area: 7697 m2 at 1.6 GHz
11084 m2 at 2.3 GHz
10006 m2 at 8.4 GHz
7851 m2 at 22 GHz
Height: 33.5 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 6°-90° el.
Remarks: This antenna is sometimes used as an array element with the 64-m
antenna located in Parkes, Australia.
Observation Type: Spacecraft communication and navigation, radio
astronomy
Frequency band(s):
1670 MHz
2290 MHz
8.45 GHz
22 GHz
DSS 45
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference: Deep Space Network Flight Project Interface Design Handbook
810-5, Rev. D, Volume II, JPL
Location: Tidbinbilla, Australia
Latitude: -35° 23' 54.44809"
Longitude: 148° 58' 39.66828'' E
Altitude: 675.05203 m
Telescope: Parabolic cassegrain antenna
Diameter: 34 m
Area: 2056 m2 at 2.2 GHz
2631 m2 at 8.4 GHz
Height: 18 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 0°-90° el.
Remarks: This station is used for VLBI observations for spacecraft
navigation, radio astronomy, and geodesy.
Observation Type: Spacecraft communications and radio astronomy
Frequency band(s):
2250 GHz
8.45 GHz
DSS 61
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Park Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference: Deep Space Network Flight Project Interface Design Handbook
810-5, Rev. D, Volume II, JPL
Location: Robledo, Spain
Latitude: 40° 25' 43.46145'' N
Longitude: 355° 45' 03.51994'' E
Altitude: 841.13196 m
Telescope: Equatorial mount parabolic cassegrain
antenna
Diameter: 34 m
Area: 2215 m2 at 2.2 GHz
1671 m2 at 8.4 GHz
Height: Approximately 18 m
Coverage: No coverage south of 35° el. at 180° az.
Remarks: These are equatorial mount antennas whose coverage is stated
approximately.
Observation Type: Spacecraft communications and radio astronomy
Frequency band(s):
2250 MHz
8.42 GHz
DSS 63
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference: Deep Space Network Flight Project Interface Design Handbook
810-5, Rev. D., Volume II, JPL
Location: Robledo, Spain
Latitude: 40° 25' 52.35554'' N
Longitude: 355° 45' 7.16925'' E
Altitude: 865.52260 m
Telescope: Parabolic cassegrain antenna
Diameter: 70 m
Area: 7697 m2 at 1.6 GHz
11084 m2 at 2.3 GHz
10006 m2 at 8.4 GHz
7851 m2 at 22 GHz
Height: 33.5 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 6°-90° el.
Observation Type: Spacecraft communication and navigation, radio
astronomy
Frequency band(s):
1670 MHz
2290 MHz
8.45 GHz
22 GHz
DSS 65
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
Sponsor: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference: Deep Space Network Flight Project Interface Design Handbook
810-5, Rev. D, Volume II, JPL
Location: Robledo, Spain
Latitude: 40° 25' 37.94333''
Longitude: 355° 44' 57.48397''
Altitude: 834.56016 m
Telescope: Parabolic cassegrain antenna
Diameter: 34 m
Area: 2056 m2 at 2.2 GHz
2631 m2 at 8.4 GHz
Height: 18 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 0°-90° el.
Remarks: This station is used for VLBI observations for spacecraft
navigation, radio astronomy, and geodesy.
Observation Type: Spacecraft communications and radio astronomy
Frequency band(s):
2250 MHz
8.45 GHz
FCRAO
619 Lederle GRC
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
Contact: F. Peter Schloerb
Sponsor: National Science Foundation and the University of Massachusetts
Reference: Kraus, J., Radio Astronomy (2nd ed.);
Predmore, C.R. et al., Trans. IEEE MTT 32, 498 (1984)
Location: New Salem, MA
Latitude: 42° 23.5' N
Longitude: 72° 20.7' W
Altitude: 314 m
Telescope: Steerable
cassegrain paraboloid (radome,
alt.-az. mount)
Diameter: 13.7 m
Area: 66 m2 at 0.45 eff. (115 GHz)
Height: n/a
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 10°-87° el.
Remarks: 15 element focal plane array receiver at 3 mm
Observation Type: Planetary, cometary,
galactic, and extragalactic spectroscopy and continuum
Frequency band(s):
86-115 GHz
(6.1-m telescopes)
Radio Astronomy Laboratory
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: (510) 643-7673
Contact: Leo Blitz
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Reference: The Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland-Associates Millimeter Array,
1996, Welch et al., PASP, 108, 93.
Location: Cassel, California
Latitude: +40° 49' 04'' N
Longitude: 121° 28' 24'' W
Altitude: 1043 m
Telescope: Array of ten steerable
paraboloids
Diameter: 6.1 m
Area: 51 m2 at 0.60 eff.
Height: 6 m
Coverage: Full sky
Remarks: 24-h operation, all seasons
Observation Type: Aperture synthesis in continuum and spectral lines
Frequency band(s):
75-115 GHz
220-270 GHz
28-36 GHz
Northeast Radio Observatory Corporation
Route 40
Westford, MA 01886
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Reference: Bulletin AAS 28, 512-525 (1996)
An Introduction to the Haystack Observatory, April 1987
Location: Tyngsboro, MA
Latitude: 42° 37.4'
Altitude: 122 m
Telescope: Cassegrain
paraboloid, alt.-az. mounted
Diameter: 36 m
Area: 440 m2 at 8 GHz
410 m2 at 22 GHz
400 m2 at 43 GHz
160 m2 at 86 GHz
Height: 23.3 m
Coverage: All sky
Observation Type: Spectral line, continuum, and VLBI at all frequencies
Frequency band(s):
2240-2340 MHz
7.5-8.7 GHz
21.2-25.4 GHz
35-49 GHz
85-115 GHz
Lilly Hall
University of Indiana
Indianpolis, IN
Sponsor:
Reference:
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Latitude:
Longitude:
Altitude:
Telescope: Parabolic dish
Diameter: 5 m
Area:
Height:
Coverage:
Observation Type:
Frequency band(s):
C band, at about 3.78 GHz, (with brief dual KU and C band operation) and 1.42
GHz.
Morehead State University
Astrophysics Laboratory
150 University Blvd.
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: (606) 783-2381
Contact: Dr. Benjamin K. Malphrus
Sponsor: NSF, NASA, Morehead State University
Location: Morehead, KY
Latitude: 38.183º N
Longitude: 83.433º W
Altitude: 1337 ft.
Telescope: Full-motion partial paraboloidal
section
Major Axis: 13.25 m
Minor Axis: 3.35 m
Approximate total Surface Area: 44 m2
Coverage: 0º - 360º az., 0º - 90º el.
Frequency Band(s):
Currently Operating:
1.38-1.42 GHz
Planned: 1.6- 1.7 GHz
2.4- 4.2 GHz
22-24 GHz
The 100-m telescope is operational.
42.7-m Telescope
P.O. Box 2
Green Bank, WV 24944-0002
Phone: (304) 456-2011
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Location: Green Bank, WV
Latitude: 38° 26' 08'' N
Longitude: 79° 49' 42'' W
Altitude: 825 m
Telescope: Paraboloid, equatorial mount
Diameter: 42.7 m
Area: 790 m2 at 0.55 eff.
Coverage:
Dec.: +88° to -46°
Hour angle: ±7h, dec. >-16°
±4h58min, -36°< dec. <-16°
±3h18min, dec. <-36°
Remarks: Frequency, bandwidth, temperature, and polarization are listed
for several different receivers.
Observation Type: Continuum, spectral line, and VLBI
Frequency band(s):
50-88 MHz
110-240 MHz
450-500 MHz
280-350 MHz
350-410 MHz
450-500 MHz
500-750 MHz
750-1000 MHz
1.00-1.45 GHz
4.47-5.05 GHz
1.3-1.5 GHz
1.30-1.80 GHz
2.64-2.75 GHz
2.9-3.4 GHz
4.6-5.0 GHz
3.12-3.37 GHz
4.6-5.1 GHz
4.7-7.2 GHz
7.6-11.2 GHz
12-16.2 GHz
18.2-25.2 GHz
Two-Element Interferometer
P.O. Box 2
Green Bank, WV 24944-0002
Phone: (304) 456-2011
Sponsor: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Location: Green Bank, WV
Latitude: 38° 26' 08'' N
Longitude: 79° 49' 42'' W
Altitude: 825 m
Telescope: Two paraboloids, equatorial mounts
Diameter: 25.9 m
Area: 290 m2 at 0.55 eff.
Height: n/a
Coverage:
Declination: +86° to -46°
Hour angle: ±5h 40min, dec. >0°
±4h 40min, dec. <0°
Remarks: New receivers installed by April 1989.
Observation Type: Continuum flux-density monitoring for extreme
scattering events
Frequency band(s):
2.1-2.3 GHz
8.2-8.6 GHz
25.9-m Telescope
P.O. Box 2
Green Bank, WV 24944-0002
Phone: (304) 456-2011
Sponsor: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Location: Green Bank, WV
Latitude: 38° 26' 08'' N
Longitude: 79° 49' 42'' W
Altitude: 825 m
Telescope: Paraboloid, equatorial mount
Diameter: 25.9 m
Area: 290 m2 at 0.55 eff.
Coverage:
Declination: +86° to -46°
Hour angle: ±5h 40min, dec. >0°
±4h 40min, dec. <0°
Observation Type: VLBI monitoring of UT1 and polar motion
Frequency band(s):
2.1-2.3 GHz
8.2-8.6 GHz
12-m Telescope
Steward Observatory
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Phone: (520) 621-6526
Contact: Prof. Lucy Ziurys
Sponsor: University of Arizona, Research Corporation
Reference: Gordon, M. A., Sky & Telescope 67, 326 (1984); Findlay, J. W.
and Payne, J. M., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Antennas
and Propagation, ICAP-83, Part 1, 55-59 (1983).
Location: Kitt Peak, AZ
Latitude: 31° 57' 11.990'' N
Longitude: +111° 36' 53.475'' W
Altitude: 1914 m
Telescope: Paraboloid, alt-azimuth mount
Diameter: 12.0 m
Area: 113 m2
Coverage: Elevation > 15°
Remarks: Scheduled thrice annually, based on scientific merit of
applications
Observation Type: Continuum, spectral line, and VLBI
Frequency band(s):
68 - 300 GHz
10-m
Telescope
Steward Observatory
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Phone: (520) 621-6526
Contact: Prof. Lucy Ziurys
Sponsor: University of Arizona
Location: Mt. Graham, AZ
Latitude: 32° 42' 05.8'' N
Longitude: +109° 53' 28.5'' W
Altitude: 3186 m
Telescope: Paraboloid, alt-azimuth mount
Diameter: 10 m
Area: 78 m2
Coverage: Elevation > -2 to 91°
Remarks: Scheduled thrice annually, based on scientific merit of
applications
Observation Type: Continuum, spectral line
Frequency band(s):
125 - 1100 GHz
P.O.
Box O
Socorro, NM 87801-0387
Phone: (505) 835-7000
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Reference: Napier, Thompson, and Ekers; Proc.
IEEE 71, 295 (1983)
Location: Plains of San Agustin, New Mexico
Latitude: 34° 04' 43.497'' N
Longitude: 107° 37' 03.819'' W
Altitude: 2126 m (6975 ft)
Telescope: 27 shaped paraboloids, alt-azimuth
mounts, 4 standard three-armed Wye configurations,
maximum baselines 1-36 km, 3 hybrid configurations
Diameter: 25 m, each antenna
Aperture eff.:
400 cm: 0.50
92 cm: 0.40
20 cm: 0.51
6 cm: 0.65
3.6 cm: 0.62
2 cm: 0.52
1.3 cm: 0.43
Height: 29 m
Coverage: -85°-445° az., 8°-125° el.
Remarks: Configurations cycle through the 4 standards and 3 hybrids every
16 months. Scheduled by configuration on a trimester basis
with proposal deadlines on the 15th of June, October, and February through 1990.
Observation Type: Continuum, spectral line, and VLBI
Frequency band(s):
73.0-74.6 MHz*
306-340 MHz
1340-1730 MHz
4500-5000 MHz
8000-8800 MHz
14.4-15.4 GHz
22.0-24.0 GHz
P.O.
Box O
Socorro, NM 87801-0387
Phone: (505) 835-7000
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Reference: Kellermann and Thompson, Science
229, 123-130 (1985)
Location: Operations center and correlator in
Socorro, NM; antenna sites at the following locations, latitudes, longitudes,
and altitudes:
Pie Town, NM 34.30° N 108.12° W 2371 m
Kitt Peak, AZ 31.96° N 111.61° W 1916 m
Los Alamos, NM 35.78° N 106.25° W 1967 m
Fort Davis, TX 30.63° N 103.94° W 1615 m
North Liberty, IA 41.77° N 91.57° W 241 m
Brewster, WA 48.13° N 119.68° W 255 m
Owens Valley, CA 37.23° N 118.28° W 1207 m
St. Croix, VI 17.76° N 64.58° W 16 m
Mauna Kea, HI 19.81° N 155.46° W 3725 m
Hancock, NH 42.93° N 71.98° W 309 m
Telescope: 10 shaped
paraboloids,
alt-azimuth mounts
Diameter: 25 m, each antenna
Coverage: Full sky
Remarks: 10 antennas will be used for very long baseline
interferometry (VLBI), with hydrogen maser standards
and tape recording of signals. Becomes fully operational in
1992.
Observation Type: VLBI, line and continuum
Frequency band(s):
312-342 MHz
580-640 MHz
1.35-1.75 GHz
2.15-2.35 GHz
4.6-5.1 GHz
8.0-8.8 GHz
10.2-11.2 GHz
14.4-15.4 GHz
21.7-24.1 GHz
42.3-43.5 GHz
2015
Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Contact: Robert Dixon
Sponsor: NASA and Ohio State University
Location: Near Delaware, OH
Latitude: 40° 15.1' N
Longitude: 83° 02.9' W
Telescope: Kraus-type paraboloid
Diameter: 100 x 30 m
Area: 2000 m2
Height: 30 m
Coverage: 150°-210° az., 5°-120° el.
Remarks: Continuous observations
Observation Type: SETI, OH and H lines, continuum
Frequency band(s):
1575 MHz
(39.6-m telescope)
California Institute of Technology
Mail Code 105-24
Pasadena, CA 91125
Phone: (818) 395-4973
Contact: Dr. A.I. Sargent
Sponsor: NSF, NASA, California Institute of Technology
Location: Big Pine, California
Latitude: 37° N
Longitude: 118° W
Altitude: 1236 m
Telescope: Steerable
paraboloid
Diameter: 39.6 m
Area: 616 m2 at 0.50 eff.
Height: 23 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., -20° to 90° el.
Frequency band(s):
319-339 MHz
580-620 MHz
1250-1490 MHz
1575-1765 MHz
2250-2330 MHz
4.75-5.15 GHz
2220-2370 MHz
8.085 GHz
10.695 GHz
19-24 GHz
42.6-43.4 GHz
(six-element
interferometer)
California Institute of Technology
Mail Code 105-24
Pasadena, CA 91125
Phone: (818) 395-4973
Contact: Dr. A.I. Sargent
Sponsor: NSF, NASA, California Institute of Technology
Location: Big Pine, California
Latitude: 37° 14' 02.6'' N
Longitude: 118° 16' 56.2'' W
Altitude: 1222 m
Telescope: 6-element interferometer, steerable
paraboloid
Diameter: 10.4 m
Area: 42 m2 at 0.55 eff.
Height: 6 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 0°-90° el.
Observation Type: Galactic, extragalactic, planetary, spectral lines,
continuum, VLBI
Frequency band(s):
26-36 GHz (HEMT) 80-115 GHz (SIS) 210-270 GHz (SIS)
(two-element
interferometer)
California Institute of Technology
Mail Code 105-24
Pasadena, CA 91125
Phone: (818) 395-4973
Contact: Dr. A.I. Sargent
Sponsor: NSF, NASA, California Institute of Technology
Location: Big Pine, California
Latitude: 37° 13' 55.7'' N
Longitude: 118° 17' 37.19'' W
Altitude: 1226 m
Telescope: Two-element interferometer, steerable
equatorial mounted paraboloid
Diameter: 27.4 m
Area: 295 m2 at 0.50 eff.
Height: 15 m
Coverage: ±6h RA, +90° to -37° dec.
Remarks: Occasionally used with the 40-m antenna as a 3-element
interferometer
Observation Type: Solar, galactic, continuum
Frequency band(s):
Frequency agile system:
500 MHz -18 GHz (solar observations)
2.4-8.2 GHz (low noise operation)
1
PARI Drive
Rosman,
NC 28772-9614
Phone: 828- 862-5554
Contact: info@pari.edu
Sponsor: Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, a not for profit
501c3/509 public foundation.
Location: Pisgah National Forest near Balsam Grove, NC
Latitude: 35° 11' 59" N
Longitude: 82° 52' 19" W
Altitude: 895 m
Telescope:Two
26-m, a 12.2-m, a 4.6-m antenna, and a pair of HF LPY.
Approximate total Surface Area: 1200 m2
Coverage: 0º-360º az., 0º-90º el.
Frequency Band(s):
Currently Operating:
Current radiometers on the west 26-m telescope include the frequencies 1.4 and
1.6 GHz for HI / OH measurements, 4.829 GHz for formaldehyde detection, and
6.668 and 12.178 GHz for methanol detection. A 327-MHz receiver is in place for
Pulsar timing tests. The east 26-m telescope has a 1.4 GHz radiometer, 3.4 - 4.4
GHz, and 11.7 - 12.2 GHz feeds. A modification for 327 MHz and 4.829 GHz is
underway.
The 12.2-m telescope has prime focus feeds supporting 6 cm (3.3-4.4 GHz) and 3
cm (10.9-12.75 GHz), and a removable cassegrain
subreflector and feed assembly is available for 6-5
cm (6.6-7.7 GHz) operation. The precision surface of the 12.2-m antenna will
support planned operation at 1, 0.8, 0.7, and 0.6 cm (21.7-24.1, 36.0-36.5, 41.0
-45.0, and 48.0-49.0 GHz).
The 4.6-m antenna is configured for 21 cm (1.42 GHz), 4.829
, 6.668, and 11.178 GHz reception. The antenna was part of early NASA
experiments at 30GHz with the ATS (advanced technology) satellite.
So higher frequencies may be added in the future.
A NASA JOVE project 17 - 30 MHz antenna system consisting of two large 7 element
log periodic yagis phased
for LHCP and RHCP reception feeds Jupiter and Solar flare data to the Internet.
50
WS
715 Kepler Ave., Suite 60
Falcon AFB, CO 80912-7160
Phone: (719) 567-6211
DSN: 560-6211
(50WS/DO)
Contact: Maj. Charles A. Koehler
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Location: South Hamilton, Massachusetts [may have been moved to Holloman
AFB, NM]
Latitude: 42.63083° N
Longitude: 70.81500° W
Altitude: 53.34 m
Telescope: Fixed semi-bicone antenna with 34
elements; 3 tracking parabolic antennas
Diameter: 300-m separation for bicone ; 8.5,
2.4, and 0.9 m for others
Area: n/a for bicone; 57.2 m2,
4.67 m2, 0.66 m2 at 0.50 eff.
for others
Height: 6.1 m; 10.8, 2.3, and 2.3 m
Coverage: ±23° az., 0°-180° el.
Remarks: Operational facility
Observation Type: Solar
Frequency band(s):
50 MHz for bicone;
for others
246.58 MHz
399.17 MHz
609.79 MHz
1415.9 MHz
2695.0 MHz
5022.38 MHz
8856.5 MHz
15356.2 MHz
50 WS 715 Kepler
Ave., Suite 60
Falcon AFB, CO 80912-7160
Phone: (719) 567-6211
DSN: 560-6211
(50WS/DO)
Contact: Maj. Charles A. Koehler
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Location: Learmonth, Western Australia
Latitude: 22.2333° S
Longitude: 114.08333° E
Altitude: 10.9 m
Telescope: Fixed semi-bicone antenna with 34
elements; 3 tracking parabolic antennas
Diameter: 300-m separation for bicone; 8.5,
2.4, and 0.9 m for others
Area: n/a for bicone; 57.2 m2,
4.67 m2, and 0.66 m2 at 0.50 eff.
for others
Height: 6.1 m for bicone; 10.8, 2.3, and 2.3
m
Coverage: -23° to 23° az., 0°-180° el.
Remarks: Operational facility
Observation Type: Solar
Frequency band(s):
55 MHz for bicone;
for others
245.7 MHz
410.4 MHz
609.0 MHz
1415.5 MHz
2695.0 MHz
4965.5 MHz
8829.7 MHz
15421.0 MHz
50
WS
715 Kepler Ave., Suite 60
Falcon AFB, CO 80912-7160
Phone: (719) 567-6211
DSN: 560-6211
(50WS/DO)
Contact: Maj. Charles A. Koehler
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Location: San Vito de Normanni, Italy
Latitude: 40.40248 N
Longitude: 17.43248 E
Altitude: 11.1 m
Telescope: Fixed semi-bicone antenna with 34
elements; 3 tracking paraboloid antennas
Diameter: 300-m separation for bicone; 8.5,
2.4, and 0.9 m for others
Area: n/a for bicone; 57.2, 4.67, and 0.66 m2
at 0.50 eff. for others
Height: 6.1 m for bicone; 10.8, 2.3, and 2.3
m
Coverage: ±23° az., 0°-180° el.
Remarks: Operational facility
Observation Type: Solar
Frequency band(s):
50 MHz for bicone;
for others
245.32 MHz
389.84 MHz
609.62 MHz
1415.72 MHz
2695.67 MHz
4967.74 MHz
8834.9 MHz
15427.76 MHz
60 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 495-7342
Contact: E.S. Palmer
Sponsor: Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Reference: Dame, T.M., Thaddeus, P.
Location: Cambridge, MA
Latitude: 42° 22.8' N
Longitude: 71° 07.8' W
Altitude: 24 m
Telescope: Steerable
Cassegrain
Diameter: 1.2 m
Area: 1.1 m2
Height: 2 m
Coverage: 0°-360° az., 0°-85° el.
Remarks: Small telescope with a very sensitive receiver which has
produced 22 PhDs and more than 100 papers since 1975.
Observation Type: Spectral line
Frequency band(s):
105-116 GHz
Space, Telecommunications and
Radioscience Laboratory
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4035
Contact: R.N. Bracewell
Reference: Proc. IEEE 61, 1249 (1973)
Latitude: 37° 23.9' N
Longitude: 8h 08min 45.2s
Altitude: 80 m
Telescope: Five collinear paraboloids
Diameter: 18 m
Area: 650 m2
Coverage: Full
Remarks: Dormant facility
Frequency band(s):
10.68 GHz
Code
|
Name of Observatory
|
Colatitude
|
East
Longitude |
Institute | GIN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAA | Alma Ata | 46.8 | 76.9 | IIRK | |
AAE | Addis Ababa | 81.0 | 38.8 | AAU / IPGP | |
ABG | Alibag | 71.4 | 72.9 | IIG | |
ABK | Abisko | 21.6 | 18.7 | SGU | |
AIA | Vernadsky | 155.3 | 295.7 | NASC | |
AMS | Martin de Vivies-Amsterdam Island | 127.8 | 77.6 | EOST | |
API | Apia | 103.8 | 188.2 | DAFFM | |
AQU | L'Aquila | 42.4 | 13.3 | INGV | |
ASC | Ascension Island | 97.9 | 345.6 | BGS | |
ASP | Alice Springs | 113.8 | 133.9 | GA | |
BDV | Budkov | 40.9 | 14.0 | ASCR | |
BEL | Belsk | 38.2 | 20.8 | PAS | |
BFE | Brorfelde | 34.4 | 11.7 | DMI | |
BFO | Black Forest | 41.7 | 8.3 | GGUKS | |
BLC | Baker Lake | 25.7 | 264.0 | GSC | |
BMT | Beijing Ming Tombs | 49.7 | 116.2 | CHAS | |
BNG | Bangui | 85.7 | 18.6 | IRD | |
BOU | Boulder | 49.9 | 254.8 | USGS | |
BOX | Borok | 32.0 | 39.0 | RAS / IPGP | |
BRW | Barrow | 18.7 | 203.4 | USGS | |
BSL | Stennis Space Center | 59.6 | 270.4 | USGS | |
CBB | Cambridge Bay | 20.9 | 255.0 | GSC | |
CLF | Chambon la Foret | 42.0 | 2.3 | IPGP | |
CMO | College | 25.1 | 212.2 | USGS | |
CNB | Canberra | 125.3 | 149.3 | GA | |
CTA | Charters Towers | 110.1 | 146.3 | GA | |
CZT | Port Alfred | 136.4 | 51.9 | EOST | |
DLR | Del Rio | 60.7 | 259.2 | USGS | |
DOU | Dourbes | 39.9 | 4.6 | RMIB | |
DRV | Dumont d'Urville | 156.7 | 140.0 | EOST | |
EBR | Ebro | 42.9 | 0.5 | OEB | |
ESK | Eskdalemuir | 34.7 | 356.8 | BGS | |
EYR | Eyrewell | 133.3 | 172.3 | GNS | |
FCC | Fort Churchill | 31.2 | 265.9 | GSC | |
FRD | Fredericksburg | 51.8 | 282.6 | USGS | |
FRN | Fresno | 52.9 | 240.3 | USGS | |
FUR | Furstenfeldbruck | 41.7 | 11.3 | LMU | |
GCK | Grocka | 45.4 | 20.8 | GIG | |
GDH | Qeqertarsuaq (Godhavn) | 20.8 | 306.5 | DMI | |
GNA | Gnangara | 121.8 | 116.0 | GA | |
GUA | Guam | 76.4 | 144.9 | USGS | |
GUI | Guimar-Tenerife | 61.7 | 343.6 | IGNS | |
GZH | Zhaoqing | 67.0 | 112.5 | SBG | |
HAD | Hartland | 39.0 | 355.5 | BGS | |
HBK | Hartebeesthoek | 115.9 | 27.7 | HMO | |
HER | Hermanus | 124.4 | 19.2 | HMO | |
HLP | Hel | 35.4 | 18.8 | PAS | |
HON | Honolulu | 68.7 | 202.0 | USGS | |
HRB | Hurbanovo | 42.1 | 18.2 | SAS | |
HRN | Hornsund | 13.0 | 15.6 | PAS | |
HUA | Huancayo | 102.1 | 284.7 | IGP | |
IQA | Iqaluit | 26.3 | 291.5 | GSC | |
IRT | Irkutsk | 37.7 | 104.5 | ISTP RAS | |
ISK | Kandilli | 48.9 | 29.1 | N/A | |
IZN | Iznik | 49.5 | 29.7 | KOERI | |
KAK | Kakioka | 53.8 | 140.2 | JMA | |
KDU | Kakadu | 102.6 | 132.5 | GA | |
KNY | Kanoya | 58.6 | 130.9 | JMA | |
KOU | Kourou | 84.8 | 307.3 | IPGP | |
LER | Lerwick | 29.9 | 358.8 | BGS | |
LOV | Lovoe | 30.7 | 17.2 | SGU | |
LRM | Learmonth | 112.2 | 114.1 | GA | |
LVV | Lviv | 40.1 | 23.8 | NASU | |
LZH | Lanzhou | 53.9 | 103.8 | CSB / IPGP | |
MAB | Manhay | 39.7 | 5.7 | RMIB | |
MAW | Mawson | 157.5 | 62.9 | GA | |
MBO | Mbour | 75.6 | 343.0 | IRD | |
MCQ | McQuarie Island | 144.5 | 158.8 | GA | |
MEA | Meanook | 35.4 | 246.7 | GSC | |
MID | Midway Island | 61.8 | 182.6 | USGS | |
MMB | Memambetsu | 46.1 | 144.2 | JMA | |
NAQ | Narsarsuaq | 28.8 | 314.6 | DMI | |
NCK | Nagycenk | 42.4 | 16.7 | HAS | |
NEW | Newport | 41.7 | 242.9 | USGS | |
NGK | Niemegk | 35.9 | 12.7 | GFZ | |
NUR | Nurmijarvi | 29.5 | 24.6 | FMI | |
NVS | Novosibirsk | 35.1 | 83.3 | RAS | |
OTT | Ottawa | 44.6 | 284.5 | GSC | |
PAF | Port-aux-Francais | 139.4 | 70.3 | EOST | |
PAG | Panagjurishte | 47.5 | 24.2 | BAS | |
PBQ | Poste-de-la-Baleine | 34.7 | 282.2 | GSC | |
PHU | Phuthuy | 69.0 | 106.0 | VAST / IPGP | |
PPT | Pamatai | 107.6 | 210.4 | IPGP | |
PST | Port Stanley | 141.7 | 302.1 | BGS | |
QSB | Qsaybeh | 56.1 | 35.6 | NCGR / IPGP | |
RES | Resolute Bay | 15.3 | 265.1 | GSC | |
SBA | Scott Base | 167.8 | 166.8 | GNS | |
SFS | San Fernando | 53.3 | 354.1 | ROA | |
SHU | Shumagin | 34.6 | 199.5 | USGS | |
SIT | Sitka | 32.9 | 224.7 | USGS | |
SJG | San Juan | 71.9 | 293.8 | USGS | |
SOD | Sodankyla | 22.6 | 26.6 | SOD | |
SPT | San Pablo-Toledo | 50.5 | 355.6 | IGNS | |
STJ | St John's | 42.4 | 307.3 | GSC | |
SUA | Surlari | 45.3 | 26.3 | GSR | |
TAM | Tamanrasset | 67.2 | 5.5 | CRAAG / IPGP | |
TAN | Antananarivo | 108.9 | 47.3 | IOGA / EOST | |
TEO | Teoloyucan | 70.2 | 260.8 | IG UNAM | |
THL | Qaanaaq (Thule) | 12.5 | 290.7 | DMI | |
THY | Tihany | 46.9 | 17.9 | ELGI | |
TRW | Trelew | 133.3 | 294.7 | UNLP / RMIB | |
TSU | Tsumeb | 109.2 | 17.6 | HMO | |
TUC | Tucson | 57.8 | 249.2 | USGS | |
UPS | Uppsala | 30.1 | 17.4 | SGU | |
VAL | Valentia | 38.1 | 10.3 | IMS | |
VIC | Victoria | 41.5 | 236.6 | GSC | |
VSS | Vassouras | 112.4 | 316.4 | ON | |
WNG | Wingst | 36.2 | 9.1 | GFZ | |
YKC | Yellowknife | 27.5 | 245.5 | GSC |
Source: www.intermagnet.org
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