National Radio Astronomy Observatory
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is since 1956 a federally funded research and development center of the United States National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc. for the purpose of radio astronomy.Photo: Hajor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Radio observatory
- Description: research and development center
- Also known as: “NRAO”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McCormick Observatory and Scott Stadium.
McCormick Observatory
Observatory
The Leander McCormick Observatory is one of the astronomical observatories operated by the Department of Astronomy of the University of Virginia, and is situated just outside Charlottesville, Virginia in Albemarle County on the summit of Mount Jefferson. McCormick Observatory is situated 1,900 feet southwest of National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Scott Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scott Stadium, in full The Carl Smith Center, home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium, is a stadium located in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is the home of the Virginia Cavaliers football team. Scott Stadium is situated 2,500 feet southeast of National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Mount Jefferson
Peak
Mount Jefferson is a mountain located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, in Albemarle County. It lies south of Lewis Mountain, and is positioned at the northeastern edge of the Ragged Mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include University of Virginia and Bellair.
University of Virginia
Village
University of Virginia is a census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 7,704.
Bellair
Neighborhood
Bellair is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
The Corner
Quarter
Photo: Queerbubbles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Corner is a seven-block collection of bars, restaurants, bookstores, and night spots on University Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, extending from 121⁄2 Street Southwest to Chancellor Street. located across the street from the University of Virginia.
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
- Category: astronomical observatory
- Location: Albemarle, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“National Radio Astronomy Observatory” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ազգային ռադիոաստղադիտարան”
- Belarusian: “Нацыянальная радыёастранамічная абсэрваторыя”
- Catalan: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- Catalan: “NRAO”
- Catalan: “Observatori Nacional de Radioastronomia”
- Chinese: “国家射电天文台”
- Chinese: “国立射电天文台”
- Chinese: “绿堤天文台”
- Chinese: “绿岸天文台”
- Chinese: “美国国家射电天文台”
- Chinese: “美国国立射电天文台”
- Czech: “Národní radioastronomická observatoř”
- Dutch: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Radia Astronomia Observatorio”
- Esperanto: “NRAO”
- French: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- French: “NRAO”
- German: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- German: “NRAO”
- Hebrew: “מצפה הלאומי לרדיו אסטרונומיה”
- Indonesian: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- Irish: “Réadlann Náisiúnta Radairéalteolaíochta”
- Italian: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- Japanese: “NRAO”
- Japanese: “アメリカ国立電波天文台”
- Japanese: “アメリカ電波天文学会”
- Korean: “미국국립전파천문대”
- Luxembourgish: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- Persian: “رصدخانه ملی رادیویی آمریکا”
- Persian: “رصدخانهٔ ملی رادیویی آمریکا”
- Persian: “رصدخانه ملی رادیویی امریکا”
- Persian: “رصدخانهٔ ملی رادیویی امریکا”
- Persian: “رصدخانه ملی رادیویی ایالات متحده”
- Persian: “رصدخانهٔ ملی رادیویی ایالات متحده”
- Polish: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- Polish: “NRAO”
- Portuguese: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- Romanian: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- Russian: “NRAO”
- Russian: “Национальная радиоастрономическая обсерватория”
- Slovenian: “Nacionalni radioastronomski observatorij”
- Slovenian: “NRAO”
- Spanish: “National Radio Astronomy Observatory”
- Spanish: “NRAO”
- Turkish: “NRAO”
- Turkish: “Ulusal Radyo Astronomi Gözlemevi”
- Ukrainian: “Національна радіоастрономічна обсерваторія”
- Vietnamese: “Đài thiên văn vô tuyến quốc gia”
- Vietnamese: “NRAO”
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