Nobeyama radio observatory

Nobeyama radio observatory
Nobeyama radio observatory in 2009
Organization
LocationMinamimaki, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°56′30″N 138°28′33″E / 35.9417°N 138.4758°E / 35.9417; 138.4758
Altitude1,350 m (4,430 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Websitewww.nro.nao.ac.jp Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
  • Nobeyama 45m Radio Telescope
  • Nobeyama Millimetre Array
  • Nobeyama Radio Polarimeters
  • Nobeyama Radioheliograph Edit this on Wikidata
Nobeyama radio observatory is located in Japan
Nobeyama radio observatory
Location of Nobeyama radio observatory
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The Nobeyama Radio Observatory (NRO) is a division of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and consists of three radio instruments located near Minamimaki, Nagano at an elevation of 1350m.

  • The 45m Radio Telescope: A 45m single-dish radio telescope that operates in short-millimetre wavelengths. Its receivers operate at 1, 2, 3.75, 9.4, 17, 35, and 80 GHz in both left and right polarizations.
  • The Nobeyama Millimetre Array (NMA): An millimetre interferometer consisting of six 10m diameter telescopes.
  • The Nobeyama Radioheliograph (NoRH): An array of eighty-four, 80 cm antennas dedicated for solar observations. Its receivers operate at 17–34 GHz in both left and right polarizations.[1]
  • The Nobeyama Radio Polarimeters: A set of radio telescopes that continuously observes the full Sun at the frequencies of 1, 2, 3.75, 9.4, 17, 35, and 80 GHz, at left and right circular polarization.[2]
  1. ^ "Nobeyama Radioheliograph." Nobeyama Radio Observatory. Retrieved: 18 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Nobeyama Radio Polarimeters." Nobeyama Radio Observatory. Retrieved: 18 June 2017.