Very Large Array

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf radio astronomy observatory
gptkbp:address gptkb:Socorro_County,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:VLA
gptkbp:antennaType 27
gptkbp:arrayConfiguration Y-shaped
gptkbp:arrayType interferometer
gptkbp:built 1973–1980
gptkbp:diameter 25 meters
gptkbp:director gptkb:Tony_Beasley
gptkbp:elevation 2124 meters
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The X-Files
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:hasObservatoryCode gptkb:VLA
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Very Large Array
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Mexico,_United_States
gptkbp:maximumBaseline 36 km
gptkbp:minimumBaseline 1 km
gptkbp:near gptkb:Magdalena,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:networkUpgrade Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA)
gptkbp:notableFinds detailed images of supernova remnants
detection of gravitational lensing in radio
mapping of the Milky Way's structure
radio jets from black holes
water masers in star-forming regions
gptkbp:notableRelease 2011
gptkbp:observedBy radio frequencies
gptkbp:opened 1980
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:National_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Long_Baseline_Array
gptkbp:telescopeType astronomer
gptkbp:touredWith available
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:cosmology
planetary science
radio astronomy
search for extraterrestrial intelligence
astronomical imaging
galactic structure studies
pulsar studies
gptkbp:website https://public.nrao.edu/telescopes/vla/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NSF_National_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory
gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4