Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
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The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic phenomena.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
interferometer
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radio astronomy observatory → radio telescope array → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
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surface form: "Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array"
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| antennaDiameter | 25 meters → |
| configurationShape | Y-shaped → |
| constructionStartDate | 1973 → |
| country | United States of America → |
| featuredIn |
film "Contact"
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various documentaries about astronomy → |
| fullOperationDate | 1980 → |
| governingBody | National Science Foundation → |
| hasArrayConfiguration |
A configuration
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B configuration → C configuration → D configuration → |
| hasBaselineLength | up to about 36 kilometers → |
| hasFrequencyCoverage | approximately 1 to 50 GHz → |
| hasRailTrack | Y-shaped railroad track → |
| hasUpgrade | Expanded Very Large Array → |
| hasVisitorCenter | Very Large Array Visitor Center → |
| inaugurationDate | 1980 → |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
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Plains of San Agustin → |
| namedAfter | Karl Guthe Jansky → |
| near | Socorro, New Mexico NERFINISHED → |
| numberOfAntennas | 27 → |
| operatedBy | National Radio Astronomy Observatory → |
| ownedBy | National Science Foundation → |
| partOf |
Very Long Baseline Array
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surface form: "Long Baseline Array network"
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| primaryUse | radio astronomy → |
| studies |
black holes
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cosmic magnetic fields → galaxies → gamma-ray burst afterglows → interstellar gas → pulsars → quasars → star formation → supernova remnants → |
| supportsObservationMode |
continuum observations
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polarization measurements → spectral line observations → time-domain astronomy → |
| supportsTechnique |
aperture synthesis
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very long baseline interferometry → |
| upgradeCompletionDate | 2012 → |
| wavelengthRange | centimeter radio wavelengths → |
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subject surface form: "Very Large Array"
this entity surface form: "Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array"
Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena)
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alsoKnownAs
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Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
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subject surface form: "Very Large Array"
this entity surface form: "Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array"
Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena)
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observatoryCode
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Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
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subject surface form: "Very Large Array"
this entity surface form: "VLA"