Green Bank Observatory

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astronomical observatory radio astronomy observatory

Green Bank Observatory is a leading U.S. radio astronomy facility in West Virginia, renowned for hosting pioneering SETI efforts and housing some of the world’s most advanced radio telescopes.

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Label	Occurrences
Green Bank Observatory canonical	23
Green Bank Interferometer (historical)	1
Green Bank Observatory (for preservation and display)	1
Green Bank Observatory campus	1
Green Bank Observatory control center	1
Green Bank Observatory facilities	1
Green Bank Observatory facility complex	1
Green Bank Observatory historic instruments collection	1
Green Bank Observatory site	1
Green Bank, West Virginia NRAO site	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical observatory ⓘ radio astronomy observatory ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Breakthrough Initiatives ⓘ SETI Institute ⓘ international astronomy community ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 38.433°N 79.839°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
establishedIn	1950s ⓘ
formerlyOperatedBy	National Radio Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
foundedAs	National Radio Astronomy Observatory ⓘ surface form: National Radio Astronomy Observatory site at Green Bank
fundedBy	National Science Foundation ⓘ
hasApertureSize	100 meters (Green Bank Telescope) ⓘ
hasFacility	educational outreach programs ⓘ science center ⓘ visitor center ⓘ
hasTelescope	140 Foot Telescope ⓘ 20 Meter Telescope ⓘ 43 Meter Telescope ⓘ Green Bank Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Green Bank Interferometer (historical) Green Bank Telescope ⓘ Reber Radio Telescope (relocated) ⓘ Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope ⓘ
hasTelescopeType	fully steerable radio telescope (Green Bank Telescope) ⓘ
hostsProject	Breakthrough Initiatives ⓘ surface form: Breakthrough Listen HI surveys ⓘ SETI observations ⓘ VLBI observations ⓘ pulsar surveys ⓘ
locatedIn	Allegheny Mountains ⓘ Green Bank, West Virginia ⓘ National Radio Quiet Zone ⓘ Pocahontas County, West Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
near	Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area ⓘ
notableFor	hosting one of the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescopes ⓘ location within a radio quiet zone ⓘ pioneering SETI observations ⓘ
openedIn	1957 ⓘ
operatedBy	Universities Research Association ⓘ surface form: Associated Universities, Inc.
ownedBy	National Science Foundation ⓘ
primaryInstrument	Green Bank Telescope ⓘ
specializesIn	SETI research ⓘ cosmology ⓘ interstellar medium studies ⓘ pulsar astronomy ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ
subjectTo	radio frequency interference restrictions ⓘ

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