Parkes Observatory


Parkes Observatory

(parks) (formerlyAustralian National Radio Astronomy Observatory) A radio astronomy observatory located near Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. It is operated by CSIRO's Division of Radio Astrophysics. The main instrument there is the Parkes dish – a fully steerable 64-meter telescope built in 1961 and now part of the Australia Telescope. It can observe at frequencies between 100 MHz and 45 GHz.