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Haystack Observatory

Astronomical observatory

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Also known as MIT Haystack Observatory

Country: United States
Located in: Massachusetts
Elevation: 131 m

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Haystack Observatory is a multidisciplinary radio science center, ionospheric observatory, and astronomical microwave observatory owned by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It is in Westford, Massachusetts, in the United States, about 45 kilometers (28 mi) northwest of Boston. The observatory was built by MIT's Lincoln Laboratory for the United States Air Force and was called the Haystack Microwave Research Facility. Construction began in 1960, and the antenna began operating in 1964. In 1970 the facility was transferred to MIT, which then formed the Northeast Radio Observatory Corporation (NEROC) with other universities to operate the site as the Haystack Observatory. As of January 2012, a total of nine institutions participated in NEROC.

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Website: haystack.mit.edu language: English
Phone number: +1-617-715-5400
Members / parts: Millstone Hill Observatory
Haystack Radio Telescope
Westford Radio Telescope
Operator: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Location: Westford
Opened: 1960
Street address: 99 Millstone Road Westford, MA 01886
Participant in: Event Horizon Telescope

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