Green Bank Telescope
The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia, US is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, surpassing the Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope in Germany.
- Building
- …is operated by Green Bank Observatory
- …dates from 1991
- …is named after Green Bank
- …stands 584 feet (178 metres) tall
- Description: radio telescope
- Also known as“100m Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope”“GBT”“Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Green Bank 85-3 telescope and 40-foot radio telescope.
Green Bank 85-3 telescope
Green Bank 85-3 telescope is a building.
1,700 feet southwest of Green Bank Telescope
40-foot radio telescope
The 40-foot radio telescope at Green Bank Observatory…
2,800 feet northeast of Green Bank Telescope
Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a building.
3,400 feet east of Green Bank Telescope
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Green Bank and Arbovale.
Arbovale
Hamlet
Arbovale is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States.
Nida
Hamlet
Nida is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States.
3 miles northwest of Green Bank Telescope
Green Bank Telescope
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Latitude
38.43318° or 38° 25′ 59″ north
Longitude
-79.83972° or 79° 50′ 23″ west
Open location code
87C2C5M6+74
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = scientific
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = telescope
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Green Bank Telescope” goes by many names.
Գրին-Բենկի ռադիոաստղադիտարանArmenian
Qrin Benk teleskopuAzerbaijani
Грийн БанкBulgarian
Грийн Банк (телескоп)Bulgarian
Green Bank TelescopeCatalan
telescopi de Green BankCatalan
GBT望远镜Chinese
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綠岸天文望遠鏡Chinese
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绿堤望远镜Chinese
绿岸射电望远镜Chinese
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葛林·班克天文台Chinese
葛林·班克天文臺Chinese
Green Bank radio teleskopCroatian
Radioteleskop Roberta C. Byrda u Green BankuCroatian
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グリーンバンク望遠鏡Japanese
Džodrel Banko observatorijaLithuanian
Green-Bank-ObservatoireLuxembourgish
رادیو تلسکوپ گرین بنکPersian
Green Bank TelescopePolish
Radioteleskop Green BankPolish
Telescopul Green BankRomanian
Green Bank TelescopeRussian
Грин-БэнкRussian
Грин-Бэнкский телескопRussian
Радиотелескоп Грин-БэнкRussian
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Teleskop Green BankSerbo-Croatian
teleskop Green BankSlovenian
100m Robert C. Byrd Green Bank TeleskobuTurkish
Green Bank TeleskobuTurkish
Robert C. Byrd Green Bank TeleskobuTurkish
Грін-Банкський телескопUkrainian
Kính viễn vọng Green BankVietnamese
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