Green Bank Telescope

The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope in Green Bank, , US is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, surpassing the Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope in Germany.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: radio telescope
  • Also known as: “100m Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope”, “GBT”, and “Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Green Bank 85-3 telescope and 40-foot radio telescope.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Green Bank Telescope.

Building
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The at Green Bank Observatory in the U.S. state of was constructed in 1961, and started observing a selection of variable radio sources in the same year, completing its observations in 1968. is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Green Bank Telescope.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 3,400 feet east of Green Bank Telescope.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Green Bank and Arbovale.

Village
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is a census-designated place in in 's inside the . is located along WV 28.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is 12 miles south of Durbin. had a , which closed on March 3, 2007.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located on the , 6.5 miles south-southwest of Durbin. is situated 3 miles northwest of Green Bank Telescope.

Green Bank Telescope

Latitude
38.43318° or 38° 25′ 59″ north
Longitude
-79.83972° or 79° 50′ 23″ west
Inception
1991
Height
584 feet (178 metres)
Operator
Green Bank Observatory
Named after
Green Bank
Open location code
87C2C5M6+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48381034
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­scientific
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­telescope
Wiki­data ID
Q1544579
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Green Bank Telescope” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գրին-Բենկի ռադիոաստղադիտարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qrin Benk teleskopu”
  • Bulgarian: “Грийн Банк (телескоп)”
  • Bulgarian: “Грийн Банк”
  • Catalan: “Green Bank Telescope”
  • Catalan: “telescopi de Green Bank”
  • Chinese: “GBT望远镜”
  • Chinese: “GBT望遠鏡”
  • Chinese: “格林班克望远镜”
  • Chinese: “綠堤望遠鏡”
  • Chinese: “綠堤電波望遠鏡”
  • Chinese: “綠岸天文望遠鏡”
  • Chinese: “綠岸射電望遠鏡”
  • Chinese: “綠岸望遠鏡”
  • Chinese: “绿堤望远镜”
  • Chinese: “绿岸射电望远镜”
  • Chinese: “绿岸望远镜”
  • Chinese: “葛林·班克天文台”
  • Chinese: “葛林·班克天文臺”
  • Croatian: “Green Bank radio teleskop”
  • Croatian: “Radioteleskop Roberta C. Byrda u Green Banku”
  • Czech: “Green Bank radioteleskop”
  • Czech: “Green Bank teleskop”
  • Czech: “radioteleskop v Green Bank”
  • Czech: “teleskop v Green Bank”
  • Dutch: “Green Bank Telescoop”
  • Dutch: “Green Bank Telescope”
  • French: “observatoire de Green Bank”
  • French: “Observatoire de green bank”
  • French: “Observatoire de Green Bank”
  • French: “Radiotélescope de green bank”
  • French: “Radiotélescope de Green Bank”
  • French: “Radiotélescope De Green Bank”
  • German: “Green-Bank-Teleskop”
  • Italian: “Green Bank Telescope”
  • Italian: “radiotelescopio di Green Bank”
  • Italian: “Radiotelescopio di Green Bank”
  • Japanese: “グリーンバンク望遠鏡”
  • Lithuanian: “Džodrel Banko observatorija”
  • Luxembourgish: “Green Bank-Observatoire”
  • Luxembourgish: “Green-Bank-Observatoire”
  • Persian: “رادیو تلسکوپ گرین بنک”
  • Polish: “Green Bank Telescope”
  • Polish: “Radioteleskop Green Bank”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório de Green Bank”
  • Romanian: “Telescopul Green Bank”
  • Russian: “Green Bank Telescope”
  • Russian: “Грин-Бэнк”
  • Russian: “Грин-Бэнкский телескоп”
  • Russian: “Радиотелескоп Грин-Бэнк”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Green Bank radio teleskop”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Teleskop Green Bank”
  • Slovenian: “teleskop Green Bank”
  • Spanish: “Telescopio de Green Bank”
  • Turkish: “100m Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Teleskobu”
  • Turkish: “Green Bank Teleskobu”
  • Turkish: “Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Teleskobu”
  • Ukrainian: “Грін-Банкський телескоп”
  • Vietnamese: “Kính viễn vọng Green Bank”

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Highlights include NRAO Green Bank Airport and Green Bank Public Library.

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