The Jodrell Bank Observatory (originally the Jodrell Bank Experimental Station , later, in 1966–1999, Newuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories ) contains several radio telescopes , and is part of the Jodrell Bank Astrophysical Center of the University of Manchester . It plays an important role in the research of meteors , quasars , pulsars , masers and gravitational lenses , and has been actively involved in tracking spacecraft from the beginning of the space age.
| Jodrell Bank Observatory | |
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| Jodrell bank observatory | |
 B. Lovell 76-meter radio telescope at the Jodrell Bank Observatory | |
| Type of | astronomical observatory |
| Organization | |
| Location | Lower Whitington , Cheshire , England |
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| opening date | 1945 year |
| Site | www.jb.man.ac.uk |
| Instruments | |
| B. Lovell Radio Telescope | radio telescope |
| RT " Mark 2 " | radio telescope |
| Merlin | radio interferometer |
| RT-13 | radio telescope |
| RT-7 | radio telescope |
The observatory area, including the Jodrell Bank Center and Arboretum , are located in the , next to and , Cheshire , North West England .
The Jodrell Bank Observatory in 2019 was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List [1] .
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History
The observatory was founded in 1945 by Sir Bernard Lovell , who wanted to study cosmic rays after his work on the radar during World War II .
At the beginning of the Cold War between the countries of the West and the USSR, the Jodrell-Bank radio telescope was the only instrument capable of detecting the launches of Soviet intercontinental missiles [2] .
Tools
The main instrument of the observatory is the B. Lovell radio telescope , the third of the largest full-circle telescopes in the world. In addition to him, the observatory has three more radio telescopes: Mark 2 , RT-13 and RT-7. The Jodrell Bank Observatory is also the base station of the MERLIN radio interferometer .
Notes
- ↑ The Jodrell Bank Observatory is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Together with Stonehenge and Machu Picchu! . hightech.fm (July 8, 2019). Date of treatment July 8, 2019.
- ↑ Bernard Lovell , The Economist, Aug 18th 2012