Mauritius Radio Telescope

Mauritius Radio Telescope
Location(s)Bras d'Eau National Park, Flacq District, Mauritius
Coordinates20°08′21″S 57°43′31″E / 20.1392°S 57.7253°E / -20.1392; 57.7253 Edit this at Wikidata
OrganizationIndian Institute of Astrophysics
Raman Research Institute
University of Mauritius Edit this on Wikidata
Wavelength151.5 MHz (1.979 m)
First light1992 Edit this on Wikidata
Telescope styleradio telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.uom.ac.mu/mrt/ Edit this at Wikidata
Mauritius Radio Telescope is located in Mauritius
Mauritius Radio Telescope
Location of Mauritius Radio Telescope
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The Mauritius Radio Telescope (MRT) is a synthesis radio telescope in Mauritius that is used to make images of the sky at a frequency of 151.5 MHz. The MRT was primarily designed to make a survey with a point source sensitivity of 150 mJy. Its resolution is about 4 arc min.[1]

  1. ^ Astrophysical results of the Mauritius radio telescope, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 44 (2013). R. Somanah, N. Issur and N. Oozeer.