• DocumentCode
    1928766
  • Title

    Observatory report: MIT Haystack Observatory

  • Author

    Lonsdale, Colin J.

  • Author_Institution
    MIT Haystack Obs., Westford, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    13-20 Aug. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    Haystack Observatory engages in a wide variety of technical and scientific activities under the unifying theme of radio science. In this presentation, an overview of the Observatory facilities and capabilities will be given, along with a description of the major areas of work. The recent upgrade of the 37-meter telescope will be described. Finally, a summary of the recent major research accomplishments in astronomy and atmospheric sciences will be presented.
  • Keywords
    radiotelescopes; MIT Haystack Observatory; Observatory facilities; radio science; size 37 m; telescope; Observatories; Telescopes; USA Councils;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5117-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051245
  • Filename
    6051245