The Dish - Parkes, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Riblit
S 32° 59.933 E 148° 15.729
55H E 617910 N 6348129
The Dish - Parkes Radio Telescope.
Waymark Code: WMA88N
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 11/30/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member snaik
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The Parkes Radio Telescope is operated by the CSIRO and is best known for its role in the Apollo 11 moon landing in July 1969. It received the television transmission of the Apollo 11 moonwalk.

The movie "The Dish" is loosely based on this event. Visit "The Dish": Fact versus Fiction for a comparison

There is a visitor's centre, open between 08:30 and 16:15 daily except Christmas and Boxing days, that has displays and interactive exhibits and two theatres that show a variety of astronomy related movies.


Part of the display. The telescope control as it was in 1969.

 

Observatory Purpose: Research

Optical / Infrared Telescopes?: No

Radio Telescopes?: Yes

Solar Telescopes?: No

Open to the Public?: Yes

Is this a Club Observatory?: No

Public Viewing Allowed?: Yes

Active Observatory?: Active

Number of Telescopes or Antennas: 1

Site URL: [Web Link]

Year Dedicated or Opened: 1961

Altitude (meters): 414
Visit Instructions:
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If you participated in an observing session, let everyone know what you saw!

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