Operating the GBT

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Operating the GBT

The control room of the Green Bank Telescope sits nearly two miles from the telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia. Astronomers can run their observations from here or remotely, but telescope operators are on duty around the clock. The room’s electronics are shielded inside copper walls and wire-meshed windows.

Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF

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