Owens Valley Radio Observatory

Owens Valley Radio Observatory

The Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) is a radio observatory located near Bishop, California, within the Owens Valley, California region, approximately 250 miles north of Los Angeles on the east side of the Sierra Nevada. It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology. For reference, its coordinates are 37°14′02″N 118°16′56″W / 37.23389°N 118.28222°W / 37.23389; -118.28222Coordinates: 37°14′02″N 118°16′56″W / 37.23389°N 118.28222°W / 37.23389; -118.28222 at 1222 meters above sea level. The major instruments at the observatory are:

A dish antenna of the Very Long Baseline Array is immediately adjacent to, but not part of, the observatory.

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