Post card 'Radio telescope at the Vermilion River Observatory'
Title
Post card 'Radio telescope at the Vermilion River Observatory'
Subject
Astronomy
Photography
Photography
Description
Post text: "Radio telescope at the Vermilion River Observatory, University of Illinois. Giant radio telescope 600 feet long, 400 feet wide. A wire mesh on the surface reflects cosmic signals to 274 antennas on the wooden truss, 153 feet high. It is used to catalog discrete radio sources at a frequency of 611 megahertz. Sponsored by Office of Naval Research."
Creator
Champaign-Urbana News Agency
Publisher
Personal collection of Michael Svec
Date
circa 1962
Contributor
Michael Svec
Format
image/jpg
Language
English
Type
document
Coverage
Vermilion River Radio Observatory, Danville, Illinois
Files
Collection
Citation
Champaign-Urbana News Agency, “Post card 'Radio telescope at the Vermilion River Observatory',” University of Illinois Observatory Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/59.