Istituto_di_Radioastronomia_di_Bologna
The Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna (Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna) is one of research facilities of the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics).[1] Staff conduct research in astronomy, physics, engineering and information science. It was previously part of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR; National Research Council).[2][3]
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The institute manages three instruments: two parabolic aerials built by CNR and the radio telescope Croce del Nord (Northern Cross) built by the University of Bologna and inaugurated in 1964.[4]
The institute also operates on:[5][6]
- the Medicina Radio Observatory and the VLBI aerial in Medicina, Emilia-Romagna.
- the Noto Radio Observatory in Noto, Sicily
- The Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) in Sardinia.