A French radio astronomy facility in the Sologne region, operated since the 1960s and home to a large fixed-mirror decimetric radio telescope of a distinctive design partway between a steerable dish and a transit instrument. It continues to serve pulsar timing, solar radio and interstellar medium research programs.
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Observatory Type LocationSologne region, Cher, France 2 MeasuresRadio waves between 1.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz, continuum and spectral line emission 2 Operating PrincipleTransit telescope of Kraus-type design 2 Classification
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Source Observatoire de Paris: ORN
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2. Wikipedia: Nancay Radio Observatory
Infobox, header description
Radio observatory in France
Lead section, location sentence
located in the department of Cher in the Sologne region of France
Lead section, opening date
opened in 1956
Large radio telescope section, frequency range sentence
observes at frequencies between 1.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz, continuum emission as well as spectral emission or absorption lines
Large radio telescope section, design description
The large radio telescope is a transit telescope of the Kraus-type design
Nançay Radio Observatory, Wikipedia - lead section, observing band (radio)
The Nançay Radio Observatory (in French: Station de Radioastronomie de Nançay), opened in 1956, is part of Paris Observatory, and also associated with the University of Orléans.
In Group: Single-Dish Radio and Millimetre Telescopes, Lead: instruments
Most iconic of these is the large decimetric radio telescope, which is one of the largest radio telescopes in the world.
View the SourceObservatoire de Paris: ORN
Observatoire de ParisOperated By: Observatoire de Paris, ORN scientific serviceQuote, Operated By: Observatoire de Paris, ORN scientific service
Observatoire Radioastronomique de Nançay (UAR 704, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Université d’Orléans) operates five low-frequency radio astronomy instruments, providing scientific data to researchers in France and around the world.
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