Stats for the 20-meter Telescope Height: 84 feetWeight: 150 tonsReceivers: 1.8 GHz and 8 to 10 GHz at the prime focusSlew Speed: 2 degrees per second, each axis.Surface Accuracy: 0.8 mm rms.Geodetic Position: 38 26’12.661″ N.Lat, 79 49’31.865″ W.Long. A Multi-purpose Telescope The 20-meter telescope arrived as a guest at our site in Green Bank, […]
The 40ft Telescope The 40-ft Telescope In 1961, a 40-foot telescope was ordered from Antenna Systems, Incorporated and delivered to our growing observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia. This inexpensive aluminum telescope took only two days to set up and began observations on December 14, 1961. The 40-foot telescope can only move in one direction, […]
100m Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope Image Gallery