Sardinia Radio Telescope

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Location(s) San Basilio , Italy Diameter 64 m (210 ft 0 in) Province Province of Cagliari		Altitude 600 m (2,000 ft) Website www.srt.inaf.it Phone +39 070 711801

Address Pranusanguni, 09040 San Basilio CA, Italy Similar Osservat Astronom di Cagliar, Sardinia Radio Telescope, Hotel Villa Selene, Parco Sardegna in Miniatu Profiles Facebook

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The Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) is a large, fully steerable radio telescope completed in 2011, near San Basilio, province of Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy. It is a collaboration among the Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna, the Cagliari Observatory (Cagliari) and the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory (Florence).

The main technical points are:

A 64-meter primary mirror with a 7.9 meter secondary;

A Gregorian configuration with shaped surfaces

An active surface: Primary mirror adjustable with 1116 actuators;

0.3–115 GHz continuous frequency coverage

Three main focal points: Primary, Gregorian, and Beam Wave Guide

Primary surface accuracy: ≈150 μm RMS

Maximum antenna efficiency: ≈60 %

Pointing accuracy (RMS): 2–5 arcsec

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