VLA

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:address gptkb:Socorro,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:antennaType 27
gptkbp:arrayArms 3
gptkbp:arrayConfiguration Y-shaped
gptkbp:arrayConfigurations A, B, C, D
gptkbp:arrayLength 36 km
gptkbp:arrayType interferometer
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter 25 meters
gptkbp:director gptkb:Tony_Beasley
gptkbp:distanceBetweenAntennas up to 36 km
gptkbp:elevation 2124 meters
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Contact_(film)
gptkb:Cosmos:_A_Personal_Voyage
gptkbp:frequency 1 GHz to 50 GHz
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Very_Large_Array
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VLA
gptkbp:IAUCode VL
gptkbp:latitude 34.0784° N
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkbp:longitude 107.6184° W
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Socorro
gptkbp:networkUpgrade Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA)
gptkbp:notableFinds detailed images of supernova remnants
mapping hydrogen in the Milky Way
radio jets from galaxies
gptkbp:notableRelease 2012
gptkbp:observedBy black holes
supernova remnants
quasars
galaxies
star formation
pulsars
planetary nebulae
gptkbp:opened 1980
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:National_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:NRAO_facilities
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:touredWith yes
gptkbp:usedFor radio astronomy
astronomical observations
imaging radio sources
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 1 cm to 4 meters
gptkbp:website https://public.nrao.edu/telescopes/vla/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Very_Large_Array
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5