Feed horn used on Parkes Radio Telescope
Object No. 97/289/1
This feedhorn was designed to collect radio waves at the focus of the Parkes Radio telescope and to funnel them to a receiver. It was used during the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, when Parkes acted as a tracking station for NASA. The telescope was responsible for receiving radio signals transmitted by the Apollo spacecraft and lunar landing module, including critical telemetry data, as well as the now-famous live television images of the first ever moon walk by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
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Summary
Object Statement
Feed horn, metal, used on Parkes Radio Telescope, CSIRO Radiophysics, Australia,1969-1973
Physical Description
Feed horn, metal, used on Parkes Radio Telescope, CSIRO Radiophysics, Australia,1969-1973. The feed horn is designed to collect radio waves at the focus of the Parkes Redio telescope and to funnel them to a receiver. It is in the shape of three stepped cylinders. (-1)Feed horn mouth, tapered cylinder, grooved on interior (-2)Feed horn tail, smaller section
DIMENSIONS
Height
520 mm
Diameter
520 mm
Weight
35 kg
PRODUCTION
Notes
CSIRO Radiophysics, Sydney, Australia. 1969-1973
HISTORY
Notes
Used on the Parkes Radio Telescope for all the Apollo missions except 14 & 15. It was placed on a 13-cm receiver. The receiver and the feed was installed very quickly at short notice for the ill-fated Apollo 13. 1969-1973
SOURCE
Credit Line
Australia Telescope National Facility
Acquisition Date
27 October 1997
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