Hat Creek Radio Observatory

USA / California / Fall River Mills / Bidwell Road, 42231
 observatory, astronomy, radio telescope
The Paul Allen Telescope Array (ATA-42) operated by the University of California in association with the National Science Foundation and the SETI Institute.
Elevation 3,340 feet.
In the spring of 2005 the nine 6.1-meter dishes of the BIMA (Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland-Association) millimeter-wave array were, to reduce atmospheric interference, relocated to a higher elevation in the Inyo Mountains. There they became part of the CARMA radio observatory at Cedar Flat. (quod vide)
see:
bima.astro.umd.edu/bima/
ral.berkeley.edu
www.seti.org/ata
Recent (2008) ground level photo by Robert Durell.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Telescope_Array
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   40°49'2"N   121°27'59"W

Comments

  • Unfortunately The Allen Telescope Array was mothballed in April 2011.
  • The ATA is once again operational as of today, 12/6/2011. NASA's Kepler telescope has identified many potential planets orbiting their stars within distances that would allow for the presence of liquid water - increasing the probablity of discovering ETI.
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