Posted July 17th, 2010
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Ian S asked: How do you calculate FWHM of the primary beam of the telescope from wavelength and dish size?
I assume there is some simple formula, and it goes something like Field of View ~= Lamda/Dish Diameter.
Tags: Dish Diameter, Dish Size, Wavelength
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Posted July 17th, 2010
by admin
Ian S asked: How do you calculate FWHM of the primary beam of the telescope from wavelength and dish size?
I assume there is some simple formula, and it goes something like Field of View ~= Lamda/Dish Diameter.
Tags: Dish Diameter, Telescope, Wavelength
Posted in Astronomy & Space | 2 Comments »
Posted March 26th, 2009
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Bobbi M asked:
The Arecibo radio telescope with a dish diameter of 305m, working at a wavelength of 21cm
Tags: Dish Diameter, Rayleigh Limit, Resolving Power
Posted in Astronomy & Space | 1 Comment »