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National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Founded in 1956, the NRAO has its headquarters in Charlottesville, VA, and operates major radio telescope facilities at Green Bank, WV, Socorro, NM, and Tucson, AZ. The NRAO is a research facility of the U.S. National Science Foundation providing state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for the scientific community. It conceives, designs, builds, operates and maintains radio telescopes around the world to study all types of astronomical objects known, from planets and comets in our own Solar System to quasars and galaxies billions of light-years away. Tours are given daily mid-June through Labor Day, beginning at 9am, every hour on the hour until 4pm. Tours are free. Cameras are welcome.

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Location	Hwy 92 Green Bank West Virginia
Phone	304-456-2011
Website	http://www.nrao.edu NRAO operates powerful, advanced radio telescopes spanning the western hemisphere. Scientists from around the world use these instruments to probe fundamental questions in astronomy and physics. Second NRAO/AUI Image Contest (2006) 2005 Image Contest Winners NRAO News July 19, 2006 'Special Case' Stellar Blast Teaching Astronomers New Lessons ...