Mills Cross Array
| Location(s) | Washington, D.C., District of Columbia |
|---|---|
| Wavelength | 22.2 MHz (13.5 m) |
| Telescope style | radio telescope  |
The Mills Cross Array, or the 96-acre antenna array, was a Mills Cross Telescope-style radio telescope located in Washington, D.C. in 1955. It was used by Bernard F. Burke and Kenneth Franklin to discover radio emission from Jupiter.[1]It consisted of two legs, each of which had 66 pairs of unpainted wooden poles connected with wires. The telescope had around 5 miles (8.0 km) of wire, with an army surplus truck housing the radio receiver.[2]
References
- ^ "How One Night in a Field Changed Astronomy".
- ^ "The Discovery of Jupiter's Radio Emissions". radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov.
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