Ooty Radio Telescope
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 |
| Altitude | 2,240 m (7,350 ft) |
| Wavelength | 0.92 m (330 MHz) |
| First light | 1970 |
| 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. It is part of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), which is funded by the Government of India through the Department of Atomic Energy. The radio telescope is a 530-metre (1,740 ft) long and 30-metre (98 ft) tall cylindrical parabolic antenna. It operates at a frequency of 326.5 MHz with a maximum bandwidth of 15 MHz at the front end.