Radio dishes go large
Bigger is better when it comes to radio telescopes, as you can detect weaker signals Lovell Telescope
Where in the world: Cheshire, UK
Scientific objectives: Galactic and extra-galactic radio surveys, observations of Gegenshein, aurorae, quasars, masers, HI, gravitational lensing
The Lovell Telescope was the world’s first fully steerable dish when completed in 1957
Effelsberg
Where in the world: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Scientific objectives: Observe pulsars, star formation, black hole jets and galactic nuclei
The Effelsberg Radio Telescope is owned and operated by the Max-Planck Institute
Arecibo
Where in the world: Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Scientific objectives: Study of planets and asteroids, pulsar detection, Earth’s atmosphere, detection of prebiotic molecules, SETI
Designed by William E Gordon of the Cornell University, New York, Arecibo was created to study Earth’s…