The 210-foot Parkes Radio Telescope is one of the largest steerable instruments in the world and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, a parabolic antenna suitable for a wide range of wavelengths, which may be directed with high precision over most of the visible sky. How the installation works is explained briefly and the significance of some observations made with it is discussed.
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ACMI Identifier
323110
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Radio waves
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Parkes (N.S.W.)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Radio waves
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Radio astronomy
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Radio telescopes
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Radio waves
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientific apparatus and instruments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Telescopes
Places → Parkes (N.S.W.)
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)