Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena)

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The Very Large Array is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in central New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic radio sources.

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Generate an image of Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena) (The Very Large Array is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in central New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic radio sources.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
interferometer ⓘ
radio telescope array ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array ⓘ
altitude about 2124 meters ⓘ
antennaDiameter 25 meters ⓘ
arrayReconfigurable yes ⓘ
configurationNames A ⓘ
B ⓘ
C ⓘ
D ⓘ
configurationShape Y-shaped ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1973 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
distanceToSocorro about 50 miles west ⓘ
featuredIn film "Contact" ⓘ
various documentaries ⓘ
fundedBy National Science Foundation ⓘ
hasRailTracks yes ⓘ
hasUpgrade Expanded Very Large Array project ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter yes ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1980 ⓘ
locatedIn New Mexico ⓘ
Plains of San Agustin ⓘ
Socorro County, New Mexico ⓘ
locatedNear Magdalena, New Mexico ⓘ
maximumBaseline about 36 kilometers ⓘ
minimumBaseline about 1 kilometer ⓘ
namedAfter Karl Guthe Jansky ⓘ
numberOfAntennas 27 ⓘ
numberOfConfigurations 4 ⓘ
observatoryCode VLA ⓘ
offersPublicTours yes ⓘ
operatedBy National Radio Astronomy Observatory ⓘ
owner National Science Foundation ⓘ
partOf National Radio Astronomy Observatory facilities ⓘ
primaryUse radio astronomy ⓘ
scientificDiscipline radio astronomy ⓘ
studies cosmic magnetic fields ⓘ
galaxies ⓘ
interstellar medium ⓘ
pulsars ⓘ
quasars ⓘ
star-forming regions ⓘ
supernova remnants ⓘ
telescopeType aperture synthesis array ⓘ
radio interferometer ⓘ
upgradeCompletionDate 2012 ⓘ
wavelengthRange centimeter radio wavelengths ⓘ

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Socorro County, New Mexico → contains → Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena) ⓘ
National Radio Astronomy Observatory → operates → Very Large Array ⓘ
linked to: Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena)
Socorro Mountains → near → Very Large Array (VLA) region ⓘ
linked to: Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena)