Astronomy group to expound Owens Valley Radio Observatory Nov. 17
Learn more about “The Big Ears” of the Eastern Sierra when the Western Nevada Astronomical Society provides a free presentation on the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Saturday, Nov. 17 at Western Nevada College in Carson City.
The panel presentation about the unique observatory located south of Bishop, CA, begins at 6:30 p.m. inside the Jack C. Davis Observatory.
The Owens Valley Radio Observatory was created in 1958 and is operated by
the Astronomy Department of the California Institute of Technology, which is located in Pasadena, CA.
Originally, the observatory contained two 90-foot radio telescopes that were used to study radio galaxies. That focus has since shifted to the sun’s magnetic field.
More dishes have been added to the observatory, including a 130-foot antenna and a millimeter-wave array of six 34-foot-high dishes.
Doors to Jack C. Davis Observatory open at 6 p.m.