This dish is a 64-meter movable Telescope used for Radio Astronomy. It is situated about 20 kilometers North of the town of Parkes in Australia. It was completed in 1961 and was fully operational by 1963. This dish was one of several radio antennas used to receive live, televised images of the Apollo-11 moon landing that were broadcast the world over.
This dish is a 64-meter movable Telescope used for Radio Astronomy. It is situated about 20 kilometers North of the town of Parkes in Australia. It was completed in 1961 and was fully operational by 1963. This dish was one of several radio antennas used to receive live, televised images of the Apollo-11 moon landing that were broadcast the world over.