Tour of MRAO (Part 4): One-Mile Telescope Control Room
All trips at this location:
- Tour of MRAO (Part 1): Lord's Bridge station and AMI Large Array
- Tour of MRAO (Part 2): HERA, MERLIN, AMI Small Array, COAST and SKA
- Tour of MRAO (Part 3): 4C Array, Flora & Fauna, and One-Mile Telescope
- Tour of MRAO (Part 4): One-Mile Telescope Control Room
Map §
Finally, we take a look inside the One-Mile Telescope Control Room, situated at the east end of the track, directly beneath one of the static dishes.
One-Mile Telescope Control Room §
The control room was a perfect time capsule. It’s as if the team just vanished one day, leaving everything the way it was.
Equipment §
First a look at some of the general equipment around the room.
Books §
Let’s take a closer look at some of the books.
Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) §
One-Mile Telescope - Copilots Guide §
Log Book No 1 §
1 Mile - 408MHz Interference - No 2 §
Desk §
A look at the workstation.
The end §
Thank you for reading about my visit to the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, and thank you especially to Peter Doherty for the excellent tour!
If you found this series interesting, you may also enjoy:
- This visit by Nelly from February 2012.
- This visit by Darbians from March 2012 and October 2014.
- This visit by Mike Lancaster from September 2015.
- This visit by BikinGlynn from July 2022.
- This visit by the Cambridge Philosophical Society from April 2023.
For a slightly more concise overview of the MRAO, see my post with a map and summary of all the telescopes.