 Radio Telescope at Ooty | |
| Alternative names | ORT |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | Muthorai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 11°23′00″N 76°39′58″E / 11.383404°N 76.66616°E |
| Organization | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research  |
| Altitude | 2,240 m (7,350 ft) |
| Wavelength | 0.92 m (330 MHz) |
| First light | 1970 |
| Telescope style | radio telescope cylindrical parabolic reflector |
| Length | 530 m (1,738 ft 10 in) |
| Width | 30 m (98 ft 5 in) |
| Collecting area | 16,000 m2 (170,000 sq ft) |
| Website | rac |
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The Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) is located in Muthorai near Ooty, in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It is part of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA)[2][3][4] of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), which is funded by the Government of India through the Department of Atomic Energy.[5] The radio telescope is a 530-metre (1,740 ft) long and 30-metre (98 ft) tall cylindrical parabolic antenna.[2][6][7] It operates at a frequency of 326.5 MHz with a maximum bandwidth of 15 MHz at the front end.[8]
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