The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) is a major astronomical facility located near Pune, India. It operates at meter wavelengths. The GMRT consists of an array of thirty large parabolic antennas, each 45 meters in diameter, spread over a region of about 25 kilometres. It functions as a single telescope using the technique of aperture synthesis. Therefore, it consists of multiple parabolic antennas.
The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope consists of
Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2024 · Topic: Astronomy and Astrophysics Basics (Types of Astronomical Telescopes: Ground-based and Space-based)
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Answer: B. multiple parabolic antennas
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