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12m TelescopeAUT’s 12m radio telescope is installed near Warkworth, 70 km north of Auckland. It is a fully steerable fast slewing antenna of Cassegrain design.The radio telescope is equipped with a dual-band (S/X) dual-polarization (LCP/RCP) feed system designed for astrophysical and geodetic research. Equipped with a hydrogen Maser clock and Gbps fibre optic data links it will allow New Zealand to contribute to international VLBI and eVLBI research and service.The launch of the radio astronomical observatory and the corresponding educational program at AUT University are important steps for New Zealand towards its participation in an Australasian SKA.
Last updated: 12 Nov 2009 2:45pm