Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena)

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astronomical observatory interferometer radio telescope array

The Very Large Array is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in central New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic radio sources.

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instanceOf astronomical observatory →
interferometer →
radio telescope array →
alsoKnownAs Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array →
altitude about 2124 meters →
antennaDiameter 25 meters →
arrayReconfigurable yes →
configurationNames A →
B →
C →
D →
configurationShape Y-shaped →
constructionStartDate 1973 →
country United States →
distanceToSocorro about 50 miles west →
featuredIn film "Contact" →
various documentaries →
fundedBy National Science Foundation →
hasRailTracks yes →
hasUpgrade Expanded Very Large Array project →
hasVisitorCenter yes →
inaugurationDate 1980 →
locatedIn New Mexico →
Plains of San Agustin →
Socorro County, New Mexico NERFINISHED →
locatedNear Magdalena, New Mexico NERFINISHED →
maximumBaseline about 36 kilometers →
minimumBaseline about 1 kilometer →
namedAfter Karl Guthe Jansky →
numberOfAntennas 27 →
numberOfConfigurations 4 →
observatoryCode VLA →
offersPublicTours yes →
operatedBy National Radio Astronomy Observatory →
owner National Science Foundation →
partOf National Radio Astronomy Observatory facilities →
primaryUse radio astronomy →
scientificDiscipline radio astronomy →
studies cosmic magnetic fields →
galaxies →
interstellar medium →
pulsars →
quasars →
star-forming regions →
supernova remnants →
telescopeType aperture synthesis array →
radio interferometer →
upgradeCompletionDate 2012 →
wavelengthRange centimeter radio wavelengths →
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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Socorro County, New Mexico →
contains
Socorro Mountains ("Very Large Array (VLA) region") →
near
National Radio Astronomy Observatory ("Very Large Array") →
operates
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