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Arecibo Observatory

The Arecibo Observatory is part of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, which is operated by Cornell University under a Cooperative Agreement with the National Science Foundation.

General Information

Current Information


Mainly For USERS of the Arecibo Telescope

Telescope time is available to scientists world-wide, on the basis of peer reviewed proposals. Our antenna is used for scientific investigations in the fields of Radio Astronomy, Radar Astronomy, and Atmospheric Science.


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Last updated 8 November 1996

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Murray Lewis - blewis@naic.edu or
Daniel Altschuler - daniel@naic.edu