A British radio astronomy observatory in Cheshire, England, home since 1957 to the Lovell Telescope, a 76-meter fully steerable dish that was the largest of its kind in the world at completion and tracked the Soviet Sputnik and early American and Soviet spacecraft. It anchors the European VLBI Network of linked radio telescopes and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Observatory TypeRadio astronomy observatory 2 LocationGoostrey, Cheshire, England 2 MeasuresRadar measurement of distance to the Moon and Venus, and tracking of space probes 2 Operating PrincipleSteerable 250 ft (76 m) dish radio telescope 2 Classification
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Lead section, description sentence
hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics
Infobox, location field
Location: Goostrey, Cheshire, England
Lovell Telescope section, operational date
The telescope became operational in mid-1957
Lovell Telescope section, scientific observations sentence
Tracking space probes only took a fraction of the Lovell telescope's observing time, and the remainder was used for scientific observations including using radar to measure the distance to the Moon and to Venus
Transit Telescope section, Lovell Telescope description
the steerable 250 ft (76 m) Lovell Telescope
Jodrell Bank Observatory, Wikipedia - lead section, observing band (radio)
Jodrell Bank Observatory ( JOD-rəl) in Cheshire, England, hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.
In Group: Single-Dish Radio and Millimetre Telescopes, Lead sentence
Jodrell Bank Observatory ( JOD-rəl) in Cheshire, England, hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.
Operated By: University of Manchester, Article text: operator
Jodrell Bank Observatory ( JOD-rəl) in Cheshire, England, hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.
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