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Noto Radio Observatory

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Location
  
Sicily, Italy

Website
  
www.noto.ira.inaf.it

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The Noto VLBI Station is a radio observatory located on Sicily, southern Italy, outside the city of Noto. The facility is operated by the Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna.

The antenna is a 32-metre diameter paraboloid fitted with an active surface and receivers for astronomy observations from 1 to 86 GHz. The Noto antenna is used in conjunction with other antennas throughout Europe and the world for VLBI.

References

Noto Radio Observatory Wikipedia