Large satellite dish
Introduction
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Large satellite dish
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 7 Dec 2016
A large satellite dish on the site of the former RAF Defford. Passengers travelling by train between Birmingham and Cheltenham will have a good view of this as they pass by. Until 2005 this site was run by Qinetiq and fairly secretive. This large telescope is now part of MERLIN (Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network), an array of radio telescopes spread across England, plus Knockin in Ireland. They are run from the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire by the University of Manchester on behalf of Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.094526
Longitude
-2.14315