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31 July 1998 Green Bank Telescope: an overview
Felix J. Lockman
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Abstract
The Green Bank Telescope, now under construction at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, WV, will be the world's largest fully-steerable telescope upon its completion in 1999. This article describes the general features of the telescope including its site, optics, surface, expected performance, and some of the areas of astronomy to which it will contribute.
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Felix J. Lockman "Green Bank Telescope: an overview", Proc. SPIE 3357, Advanced Technology MMW, Radio, and Terahertz Telescopes, (31 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317396
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KEYWORDS
Telescopes

Receivers

Astronomical telescopes

Distance measurement

Metrology

Observatories

Radio astronomy

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