ASTRON is the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy. Its main office is in Dwingeloo in the Dwingelderveld National Park in the province of Drenthe. ASTRON is part of the institutes organization of the Dutch Research Council. ASTRON's predecessor organization, Stichting Radiostraling van Zon en Melkweg, was founded on 23 April 1949 to build and operate the first radio telescope in Dwingeloo. SRZM oversaw the construction of the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope between 1965 and 1970.
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ASTRON is the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy.
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The telescope is operated by ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy.
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