The Dish (Parkes Observatory)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Dish_(Parkes_Observatory)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:coordinates 32°59′54″S 148°15′48″E
gptkbp:diameter 64 metres
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Fast_Radio_Bursts
gptkbp:elevation 415 metres
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:The_Dish_(film)
gptkbp:firstLight 1961
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Rockefeller_Foundation
gptkb:Carnegie_Corporation
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Dish (Parkes Observatory)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Parkes,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Dish
gptkbp:notableEvent Apollo 11 Moon landing support
gptkbp:opened 1961
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:CSIRO
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Australia_Telescope_National_Facility
gptkbp:telescopeType parabolic reflector
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:VLBI_(Very_Long_Baseline_Interferometry)
SETI research
radio astronomy
pulsar research
spacecraft tracking
galactic and extragalactic studies
gptkbp:website https://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Central_West,_New_South_Wales
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7