Big Ear Radio Telescope

Big Ear Radio Telescope

A large Kraus-type radio telescope at Ohio State University, dismantled in 1998. The telescope was famous for its early work in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
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