... Spectacular sunset view of the towering Lovell Telescope... a colossal structure... one of the world’s earliest and leading radio astronomy observatories... the position of Jodrell Bank Observatory is naturally in a rural location due to requiring low light pollution... Lovell’s pioneering telescope sparked the start of the Space Race and, for the next decade, tracked the space missions launched by Russia and the USA... tracking Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite, in 1957 the year of the telescope’s unveiling... Jodrell Bank also received back the first images of the surface of the Moon in 1966 and in 1969, tracked the Apollo 11 mission on which man first landed on the Moon... this Observatory has remained at the forefront of modern astrophysics and given us a magical insight into the Universe beyond... it stands as a testament to humanity's quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe... Thanks a lot Adam!!(✿◠‿◠)
Photo: Dr Anthony Holloway
Jodrell Bank Observatory, originally known as the Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, was founded by Sir Bernard Lovell, a British physicist. The observatory's iconic centerpiece is the Lovell Telescope, named after its founder.
Upon its completion in 1957, it was the largest steerable radio telescope in the world. Standing at an impressive 89 meters tall, the Lovell Telescope weighs a staggering 3,200 tonnes and boasts a diameter of 76.2 meters. The observatory is home to the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, a leading research institution affiliated with the University of Manchester.
In 2019, Jodrell Bank Observatory was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
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