Reber Radio Telescope

The Reber Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope, located at the Green Bank Observatory near , United States. Built in 1937 in by the astronomer Grote Reber, it was the first purpose-built parabolic radio telescope.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: historic radio telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Grote Reber Radio Telescope”, “Radiotelescopio Grote Reber”, and “Reber Telescope”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Green Bank Jansky Antenna and Green Bank 45ft telescope.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 530 feet northeast of Reber Radio Telescope.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Reber Radio Telescope.

Building
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The Robert C. Byrd in Green Bank… is situated 1¼ miles west of Reber Radio Telescope.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arbovale and Green Bank.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Village
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is a census-designated place…

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 4 miles northwest of Reber Radio Telescope.

Reber Radio Telescope

Latitude
38.43048° or 38° 25′ 50″ north
Longitude
-79.81736° or 79° 49′ 3″ west
Named after
Grote Reber
Open location code
87C2C5JM+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 567072341
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­scientific
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­telescope
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­telescope
Wiki­data ID
Q7302126
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In Other Languages

From Irish to Ukrainian—“Reber Radio Telescope” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Radaiteileascóp Reber”
  • Italian: “radiotelescopio Reber”
  • Japanese: “レーバー電波望遠鏡”
  • Spanish: “Radiotelescopio Reber”
  • Ukrainian: “Радіотелескоп Ребера”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: NRAO Science Center and Ewen–Purcell Horn.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Starlight Cafe and NRAO Jansky Laboratory.

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