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Are the Energy Fluxes Measured at the Focus of a Radio Telescope Potentially Harmful?

Not when observing an astronomical source. The objects measured by radio telescopes have energy densities that are of the…

I believe that what you are seeing is your eye sometimes focusing on the primary focal point, where your…

I believe that there is only one known artificial satellite orbiting the Moon at the moment, that being the…

The link you provided appears to no longer be active. A more general discussion regarding astronomical observations from ground-based…

I think that this question has been answered in the past within the “How Does a Radio Interferometer Work?”…

MeerKAT is a radio telescope interferometer located in South Africa which is comprised of 64 13.5m antennas that conduct…

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