Arecibo 12m radio telescope
Arecibo 12m radio telescope is a building in Esperanza, Arecibo. Arecibo 12m radio telescope is situated nearby to Observatorio de Arecibo, as well as near the tourism office Angel Ramos Visitor and Education Facility.- Type: Building
- Description: radio telescope located at Arecibo Observatory, 12 meters in size
- Also known as: “12 Meter Radio Telescope”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arecibo Observatory.
Arecibo Observatory
Ruins
The Arecibo Observatory, also known as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center and formerly known as the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory, is an observatory in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, owned by the US National Science Foundation. Arecibo Observatory is situated 470 metres south of Arecibo 12m radio telescope.
Arecibo 12m radio telescope
- Categories: radio telescope and Gregorian telescope
- Location: Esperanza, Arecibo, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.34828° or 18° 20′ 54″ north
Longitude
-66.75169° or 66° 45′ 6″ west
Open location code
77CM86XX+88
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=antenna
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Arecibo 12m radio telescope” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “radiotelescopi Arecibo de 12 metres”
- Irish: “Radaiteileascóp 12m Arecibo”
- Russian: “12-метровый радиотелескоп Аресибо”
- Russian: “Аресибо (12 м)”
- Slovenian: “12-metrski radioteleskop v Arecibu”
- Turkish: “Arecibo 12m radyo teleskop”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Observatorio de Arecibo and Angel Ramos Visitor and Education Facility.
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