NRAO’s first telescope; completed
The newly assembled 85-foot Howard E. Tatel telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia began observing on February 13, 1959. The telescope was observing 24 hours per day. Some of its first observations include Cygnus A, Cassiopeia A, and Taurus A. Tatel became famous in 1960 for performing the world’s first SETI observations under the direction of Dr. Frank Drake.
Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF
