Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
DRAO main building and John A. Galt Telescope
Alternative namesDRAO, White Lake Observatory Edit this at Wikidata
Organization
Location717 White Lake Road Kaleden, British Columbia, Canada V0H 1K0
Coordinates49°19′15″N 119°37′15″W / 49.32075144°N 119.62081125°W / 49.32075144; -119.62081125
Altitude545.671 m (1,790.26 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Established1960 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitenrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/nrc-facilities/dominion-radio-astrophysical-observatory-research-facility Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory is located in Canada
Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
Location of Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
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The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory is a research facility founded in 1960 and located at Kaleden, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The site houses four radio telescopes: an interferometric radio telescope, a 26-m single-dish antenna, a solar flux monitor, and the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) — as well as support engineering laboratories. The DRAO is operated by the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics of the National Research Council of the Government of Canada. The observatory was named an IEEE Milestone for first radio astronomical observations using VLBI.[2]

  1. ^ G. J., Odgers (1960). "Official Opening of The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory White Lake, Penticton, B.C., June 20, 1960". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 54: 269. Bibcode:1960JRASC..54..269O. ISSN 0035-872X.
  2. ^ "List of IEEE Milestones". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Retrieved 4 August 2011.