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RADIO TELESCOPE USED FOR SOLAR OBSERVATIONS
Moscow KOMSOMOL'SKAYA PRAVDA in Russian 12 Dec 84 p 4
[Text] Scientists of the Siberian Institute of Earth Magnetism, the
Ionosphere and the Propagation o a io Waves are observing the sun with
the aid o a ig y sophisticated radio telescope in the Tunkin
Valley in the foothills of the Sayan Mountains. This telescope's 256
spherical radio antennas form a single system -- a kind of mirror that is
622 meters in diameter. This intricate astrophysical complex is controlled
by computers.
(The photograph shows a portion of the telescope's antennas.)
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