Where is parkes radio telescope

The Dish has now joined the National Heritage List. Over the past six decades, our Parkes telescope has contributed to many scientific achievements.

We now know quasars are extremely massive and remote celestial objects that emit huge amounts of energy. They can shine up to a trillion times brighter than our Sun! In they were a baffling mystery. Observations by our Parkes telescope, using the method of lunar occultation, played a crucial role in unmasking the true nature of quasars. Fast radio bursts FRB are millisecond-long flashes of energy equivalent to the amount released by the Sun in 80 years.

Fast radio bursts are yet to be explained. Our researchers, and others around the world, are racing to explain the phenomenon. Astronomers discovered the Magellanic Stream using Parkes radio telescope in This is a huge cloud of gas arching around our own Milky Way galaxy.

Parkes Observatory Visitors Centre Whether you're travelling with your family, school or a tourist group, our Parkes radio telescope is a great place to visit. Visit Parkes. Parkes telescope in the news. Apollo 11 Moon landing Apollo 11 Moon landing. Show Info. Contact us Find out how we can help you and your business. Please choose an option. Send enquiry. Please leave this field empty or your enquiry will not be submitted: You shouldn't be able to see this field.

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Closed Christmas and Boxing Day. Open days are the only time for the general public to tour the Parkes radio telescope. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Parkes radio telescope we held an open weekend attracting approximately people. Details are available at the Open Days page. View the latest webcam image of the Parkes radio telescope and download movies of it in action here. Skip to main content. Australia Telescope National Facility. Renew your routine and yourself on a NSW adventure.

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