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12/24Owens Valley Astronomical Radio Observatory
12/24The Owens Valley Radio Observatory: Early Years
by Marshall H. Cohen
12/24 A History of OVRO: Part II
by Marshall H. Cohen
12/24. . . and OVRO at 40
by Engineering and Science No. 3 — 1998
Owens Valley Radio Observatory Construction - 1958 (Photos courtesy Caltech Digital Archives) (For the Caltech Digital Collection - Click HERE) |
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 Sections of the radio observatory arriving by rail in Lone Pine. |
 Radio telescope pedistal construction |
 Radio telescope pedistal construction |
 Radio telescope pedistal construction |
12/24 Laying the rails for the radio telescopes. |
12/24 Using a bulldozer to move the pedistal on the telescope rails. |
 Installing the upper section of the tower for the second antenna. |
 The tower for the second dish showing where the polar axis will be mounted |
 The tower for the second dish, with the declination axis for the second dish lying in front of the first dish |
 Declination axis for second dish |
 Installing the declination tube on the tower |
 Johnny Harriman studies the polar axis, and hour-angle drive gears, for the second dish |
12/24 John Bolton alongside the declination axis for the second antenna. |
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12/24 Johnny Harriman studies the polar axis and hour angle drive gears for the second antenna. |
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 Second 90-foot dish under construction |
 Second 90-foot dish under construction |
12/24 First radio telescope completed. Pedistal for second dish under construction. |
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12/24 Second 90-foot dish under construction. |
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12/24 Preparing to lift a section of the second 90-foot dish. |
12/24 Lifting the second 90-foot dish uinto position. |
12/24 Removing a section of the dish to enable lifting onto the pedistal. |
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12/24 Lifting the feed support onto the second 90-foot dish. |
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12/24 L/R: 30-Foot antenna from Mt. Palomar, 2nd 90-foot antenna pedistal under construction, 1st 90-foot antenna construction completed |
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 Maneuvering the dish onto its tower |
 Maneuvering the dish onto its tower |
 Maneuvering the second dish onto its tower |
 Maneuvering the dish onto its tower |
 Maneuvering the dish onto its tower |
 Maneuvering the second dish onto its tower |
 Maneuvering the dish onto its tower |
 Maneuvering the dish onto its tower |
 Maneuvering the dish onto its tower |
 Maneuvering the dish onto its tower |
12/24 Installing the declination tube on the pedistal for the second 90-foot antenna. |
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12/24 Second 90-foot dish on the ground prior to lifting onto the pedistal. |
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12/24 Preparing to lift the second dish onto its tower. |
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12/24 Manuvering the second dish into position for instalation on the tower. |
12/24  Lowering the second dish into its final position. |
 Dish attached to tower |
 Caltech Owens Valley deep space Radio Observatory |
 Completed Caltech Owens Valley 90-foot deep space radio observatories |
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 Completed Caltech Owens Valley90-foot deep space Radio Observatories |
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12/24 Constructing one of the radio astronomy observatory dishes |
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12/24 The California Tech - California Institute of Technology - January 8, 1959 |
 New Radio "Ears" at the California Institute of Technology Radio Observatory in Owens Valley is officially ready. |
12/24 South Gate Press - September 28, 1958 |
 Owens Valley Radio Telescope Observatory |
12/24 The Napa Register - December 22, 1958 |
 New Cal Tech Radio Observatory in Owens Valley may guid space ships. |
12/24  The Sun-Telegram of San Bernardino - December 21, 1958 |
 California Institute of Technology dedicates Radio Telescope Observatory in Owens Valley |
12/24  CALTECH NEWS - November 1968 |
 Caltech's First 130-Foot Antenna Gets Plugged in in Owens Valley |
12/24 The California Tech - November 6, 1958 |
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 Cigarette advertisements supported the Cal Tech students newspaper. |
 Cigarette advertisements supported the Cal Tech students newspaper. |
 Cigarette advertisements supported the Cal Tech students newspaper. |
 Cigarette advertisements supported the Cal Tech students newspaper. |
12/24 California Tech - February 18, 1965 |
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11/24 Gordon Stanley and John Murry at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory |
 Dick Read attending the frequency synthesiser at OVR. |
 Antenna mounted on the north-south track. |
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 The second 90-ft antenna and the observers quarters (on the right). |
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 The two 90-ft antennas as seen from the 30-ft Palomar antenna. |
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 The two operational 90-ft antennas - January 1959 |
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 The two operational 90-ft antennas on the north-south track. |
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 Twin 90-ft Owens Valley Radio Telescopes. |
 Twin 90-ft Owens Valley Radio Telescopes in operation. |
08/22Photos and Postcards courtesy of Rich McCutchan |
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