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    China completes world's biggest telescope | ABC Online

    Calculating the ratio of China's FAST sensitivity compared to Arecibo. Arecibo Observatory has an aperture of 305 meters. This means the radius of the collector dish is 152.5 meters. The total area of the collector dish follows the approximation formula of pi*(radius^2). There is a slight...
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    China completes world's biggest telescope | ABC Online

    China's FAST radio telescope is TWICE AS SENSITIVE as Arecibo. The former world's largest radio telescope is Arecibo. The new Chinese FAST radio telescope is twice as sensitive as Arecibo. THE FIVE-HUNDRED-METER APERTURE SPHERICAL RADIO TELESCOPE (FAST) PROJECT | International Journal of...
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    China completes world's biggest telescope | ABC Online

    China's Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is the world's premier radio telescope. There are other radio telescopes in frequent use. The public is probably most familiar with Very Large Array radio interferometers (which is seen in movies such as Contact). I have provided a...
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    China completes world's biggest telescope | ABC Online

    The primary purpose of China's FAST is radio astronomy (see citation from Phys.org below). China finishes construction of world's largest radio telescope | Phys.org
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    China completes world's biggest telescope | ABC Online

    China's massive 500m FAST telescope ready to search the skies in September | GBTimes China's Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, or "FAST", in Guizhou Province in June 2016. (Photo: China Daily/Qin Gang) China's Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, or "FAST", in...
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    China completes world's biggest telescope | ABC Online

    China completes world's biggest telescope, eyes hunt for alien life | ABC Online
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