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Haystack Observatory

Haystack Observatory is a multidisciplinary radio science center, ionospheric observatory, and astronomical microwave observatory owned by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It is in Westford, Massachusetts, in the United States, about 45 kilometers (28 mi) northwest of Boston. The observatory was built by MIT's Lincoln Laboratory for the…

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Location
Westford, Massachusetts
Alternative names
MIT Haystack Observatory
Altitude
131 m (430 ft)
Established
1960
Observatory code
254
Organization
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Telescopes and radars

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related to Directors · 17
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related to Millstone Hill Geospace Facility · 15
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related to The Sun Drawing Exhibit · 11
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related to Millstone Hill Steerable Antenna · 10
Haystack Observatory → Antenna, Built, Hamilton, It, Massachusetts, Millstone Hill, MISA, Sagamore Hill Air Force, The Millstone Hill Steerable, UHF
related to External links · 7
Haystack Observatory → Astrometry, Geodesy, Geospace SciencesLincoln LaboratoryInternational VLBI, Haystack Atmospheric, Media, Service, Wikimedia CommonsMIT Haystack ObservatoryMIT
Telescopes · 3
Haystack Observatory → Haystack Radio Telescope, Millstone Hill Observatory, Westford Radio Telescope
Alternative names · 1
Haystack Observatory → MIT Haystack Observatory
Altitude · 1
Haystack Observatory → 131 m (430 ft)
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Established · 1
Haystack Observatory → 1960

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Haystack ObservatoryAltitude131 m (430 ft)1.00infobox
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Haystack ObservatoryEstablished19601.00infobox
Haystack ObservatoryLocationWestford, Massachusetts1.00infobox
Haystack ObservatoryObservatory code2541.00infobox
Haystack ObservatoryOrganizationMassachusetts Institute of Technology1.00infobox
Haystack ObservatoryTelescopesHaystack Radio Telescope1.00infobox
Haystack ObservatoryTelescopesWestford Radio Telescope1.00infobox
Haystack ObservatoryTelescopesMillstone Hill Observatory1.00infobox
Haystack ObservatoryWebsitewww.haystack.mit.edu1.00infobox
Haystack Observatoryis amultidisciplinary radio science center0.90text

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