The first in the World Radio-Optical Telescope
Armenia /
Aragatsotn /
Byurakan /
World
/ Armenia
/ Aragatsotn
/ Byurakan
astronomy, abandoned / shut down, astrophysics, radio telescope
54M Radio-optical observatory telescope at ROT-54/2.6 was designed and built during 1975-1985 by Radiophysics Research Institute (RRI, Yerevan, Armenia) on territory of RRI Aragats Scientific Centre (ASC, 100 ha) under the leadership of the great Armenian scientist Paris Heruni.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°21'3"N 44°14'27"E
- Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre 2496 km
- LOFAR stations 3135 km
- Defford Radio Telescope 3731 km
- Space Tracking Station NIP-15 Ussuriisk-Galenki 6870 km
- Vermilion River Observatory - University of Illinois 9840 km
- NRAO Very Large Array 11251 km
- Kitt Peak National Observatory 11612 km
- Llano de Chajnantor astronomical observatory 13477 km
- Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope - New South Wales, AU 13637 km
- La Silla Observator 14101 km
- Voskevaz 9 km
- Arum (abandoned village) 17 km
- Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant 20 km
- Aparan Community 22 km
- Vagharshapat district 23 km
- Armavir District 30 km
- Talin District 32 km
- Baghramian District 42 km
- Ararat valley 45 km
- Ani region 46 km