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The 20 m diameter millimetre wave telescope in Onsala is equipped with receivers for frequencies up to 116 GHz. It is used for observations of millimetre wave emission from molecules in comets, circumstellar envelopes, and the interstellar medium in the Galaxy and in extragalactic objects. The
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It is also used, as part of the European and worldwide networks, for astronomical Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) observations of star forming regions, radio stars, and active galactic nuclei, and for geodetic VLBI observations to study e.g. crustal dynamics and polar motion.
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It is also used for astronomical VLBI observations of star forming regions, radio stars, and active galactic nuclei, and for geodetic VLBI observations to study e.g. crustal dynamics and polar motion. The telescope was built in 1975-76 and upgraded in 1992.
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The Onsala Space Observatory currently hosts the Nordic ALMA node, which is part of the European ALMA regional centre (ARC). The Nordic ALMA node provides face-to-face support for any astronomer that wants to use the
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Rydbeck, O.E.H.; Ronnang, B.; Hansson, B.; Ellder, J.; Hjalmarson, A.; Kollberg, E.; d'Amato, Richard (1977). "The Onsala 20 M Millimeter Wave Radio Telescope".
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The 25.6 m diameter, polar mount decimeter-wave telescope in Onsala is equipped with receivers for frequencies up to 7 GHz. It is used for astronomical
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Onsala Space Observatory was founded in 1949 by professor Olof Rydbeck. The observatory is hosted by Department of Earth and Space Science at
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observations. It is also operated as a single dish for studies of molecular clouds in the Galaxy. The telescope was built in 1963.
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station: The Swedish station in the international radio telescope LOFAR is located at the observatory.
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Receiver development: Laboratories for development of sensitive radio receivers.
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telescope and primarily supports the Nordic scientific community.
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is located at Onsala Space Observatory. It was completed in 2011.
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The Swedish station in the international radio telescope
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Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy
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The telescope is equipped with the following receivers:
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