Jodrell Bank

The Jodrell Bank Observatory (originally the Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, then the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories from 1966-1999) is located near Holmes Chapel, Cheshire in the north west of England. The observatory is part of the University of Manchester and has played an important role in the research of quasars and pulsars. In 1979, scientists of Jodrell Bank announced the first detection of a gravitational lens; which confirmed one of Einstein's theories.

Statistics of the Lovell Telescope

Location:

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Latitude 53° 14′ 13.2″ North

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Longitude 2° 18′ 25.74″ West

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Mass of telescope: 3200 t

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Mass of bowl: 1500 t

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Diameter of bowl: 76.2 m

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Surface area of bowl: 5270 m2

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Collecting area of bowl: 4560 m2

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Height of elevation axis: 50.5 m

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Maximum height above ground: 89.0 m

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Radius of wheel girders: 38.5 m

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Outer diameter of railway track: 107.5 m

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Amount of paint for 3 coats of the bowl: 5200 L

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