Very Long Baseline Array
The Very Long Baseline Array is a system of ten radio telescopes which are operated remotely from their Array Operations Center located in Socorro, New Mexico, as a part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.- Observatory
- …lies at an elevation of 3,763 metres (12,346 feet)
- …is also known as “VLBA”
- …is operated by National Radio Astronomy Observatory
- …has 4 floors
- Description: radio interferometer / radio telescope
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pu‘uwēkiu and W. M. Keck Observatory.
Pu‘uwēkiu
Volcano
Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Pu‘uwēkiu is situated 2½ km northwest of Very Long Baseline Array.
W. M. Keck Observatory
Observatory
The W. M. Keck Observatory is an astronomical… W. M. Keck Observatory is situated 3½ km northwest of Very Long Baseline Array.
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
Observatory
The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope… James Clerk Maxwell Telescope is situated 3½ km northwest of Very Long Baseline Array.
Very Long Baseline Array
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Latitude
19.8014° or 19° 48′ 5″ north
Longitude
-155.45552° or 155° 27′ 20″ west
Open location code
73F6RG2V+HQ
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Very Long Baseline Array” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- Chinese: “超長基線陣列”
- Chinese: “超长基线阵列”
- Czech: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- Dutch: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- Esperanto: “Tre Longa Bazlinia Vico”
- Estonian: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- French: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- French: “VLBA”
- German: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- Indonesian: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- Italian: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- Japanese: “超長基線アレイ”
- Korean: “VLBA”
- Korean: “초장기선 어레이”
- Lithuanian: “VLBA”
- Luxembourgish: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- Persian: “آرایه خط پایه بسیار بزرگ”
- Polish: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- Portuguese: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- Russian: “Very Long Baseline Array”
- Russian: “VLBA”
- Russian: “Антенная решётка со сверхдлинными базами”
- Thai: “VLBA”
- Thai: “แถวลำดับเส้นฐานยาวมาก”
- Ukrainian: “Антенний масив дуже великої бази”
- Vietnamese: “Mảng kính thiên văn đường cơ sở dài toàn cầu”
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