National Space Centre is inviting proposals to re-purpose the 32m C Band Antenna at Elfordstown. OUTLINE This is the largest antenna in the country and would cost in excess of €10m to built today. It was originally constructed in 1984 to take transatlantic telephone traffic from Europe to the US. The big dish was retired from use in the mid 1990’s when the underground … [Read more...]
Outreach
National Space Centre has partnered with Blackrock Castle Observatory and Cork Institute of Technology to make its biggest dish, the 32m Antenna, available for education. The 32m Antenna has been recomissioned for use as a deep space radio astronomy facility. Feeds from the radio telescope are available via internet to primary and second level schools, and third level students access the big … [Read more...]
Beannachtai Na Nollag
With Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year from the Management and Staff at National Space Centre … [Read more...]
Hello Universe!
Monday 14 November, 2011 :: Winner of the Name the Big Dish Competition organised by Blackrock Castle Observatory, second year student Rebecca Cantwell of Regina Mundi College, Cork, switched on the newly named CORY, counted down by Space Shuttle Endeavour Pilot and NASA Astronaut Greg Johnson and her classmates. (pic. Ger MacCarthy) … [Read more...]
Name the Big Dish Competition
Our Big-Dish partners, Blackrock Castle Observatory are running a competition open to all schools and students in Ireland, and need YOU to name the Big Dish! The huge 32 metre satellite dish is starting a new life as a Deep Space Radio Telescope at Ireland’s National Space Centre. The dish will see cosmic events such as exploding stars and storms on Jupiter… and it needs an OUT OF THIS WORLD … [Read more...]
32m Dish To Get New Life As Deep Space Radio Telescope
9 May 2011 :: Today at Elfordstown Earthstation, Midleton, Co Cork, Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, announced a partnership between National Space Centre and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) which will see a huge 32metre satellite dish start a new life as a Deep Space Radio Telescope. The dish was originally constructed in 1984 to take transatlantic telephone calls … [Read more...]
