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Mt Pleasant Observatory
The
Mount
Pleasant Observatory is located 20 km East of Hobart, the
capital of Tasmania. The Observatory is equipped with two antennas, a
26 m and a 14 m which
are both prime focus instruments. Live pages for the Hobart 26m
and Hobart
14m antennas!
The
26m Antenna
The 26 m telescope is at latitude 42 48' 18'' S,
longitude 147 26' 21''
(east of Greenwich) and is 43 m above sea level. The telescope is
equipt with a variety of recievers which operate between 660 MHz and 22
GHz. The large number of available recievers makes the telescope
suitable for a variety of research
projects within the University and its location makes it a vital
element
in the Australian Long
Baseline
Array (LBA) VLBI network.
The
14m Antenna
The 14m telescope is a fully steerable antenna with an
Azimuth/Elevation
mount. This telescope was built by the then Physics
Department in 1981 exclusively for timing of the Vela Pulsar
(PSR0833-45). It has functioned almost exclusively in this capacity
ever since and we have daily timing information for Vela now spanning
over 20 years!
Further information about each antenna is available on the following
pages:
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The
26m Antenna
The
14m Antenna
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Arial
view of Mt Pleasant Observatory.
If
you are interested in visiting the observatory, please telephone the
School of Mathematics and Physics on +61 (0)3 6226 2401 to make
arrangements.
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External
Use
The observatory is open to external users and for commercial tracking
purposes. For
information on aquiring observatory time, please contact the
Director, Professor John M. Dickey.
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Address:
Professor J. M. Dickey,
Director, Mt Pleasant Observatory,
Private Bag 21,
Hobart, TAS 7001
AUSTRALIA
Ph: +61 (0)3 6226 2447
Fax:+61 (0)3 6226 2410
Email: John.Dickey_at_utas.edu.au
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