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| Alternative names | Metsähovin radiotutkimusasema |
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| Location | Kylmälä,Kirkkonummi, Western Uusimaa, Western Uusimaa |
| Coordinates | 60°13′05″N24°23′38″E / 60.2181°N 24.3939°E /60.2181; 24.3939 |
| Established | 1974 |
| Website | www |
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TheMetsähovi Radio Observatory is anastronomical observatory in Finland affiliated withAalto University. Its main premises are in Metsähovi,Kirkkonummi, 35 kilometers west of the university's Otaniemi campus.
The observatory currently operates a 13.7 metres (45 ft) diameter radio telescope and has an array of four 5.5 metres (18 ft) dishes to serve as a compact interferometer called the 'Metsähovi Compact Array'.[1] In addition, it operates several smaller radio telescopes and instruments. The observatory is staffed by some 20 researchers, engineers, and students from Aalto University and the Finnish Centre for Astronomy with theEuropean Southern Observatory (ESO).
The observatory has been operational since 1974 and active in the fields of:
The current research focuses onvariable quasars,active galaxies,solar observations, andvery long baseline interferometry. Metsähovi is as a member of theEuropean VLBI Network.
The observatory observed the near-totalSolar eclipse of March 20, 2015 at 11.2 and 37 GHz.[2]
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