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The World's Largest Radio Telescope

Special | 50m 50sVideo has Closed Captions

Eric Wilcots discusses the UW connection to the world’s largest radio telescope.

Aired 02/11/2014 | Rating TV-G

University Place

The World's Largest Radio Telescope

Special | 50m 50sVideo has Closed Captions

Eric Wilcots discusses the UW connection to the world’s largest radio telescope.

Eric Wilcots, Professor, Department of Astronomy, UW-Madison, discusses the collaborative effort, which includes University of Wisconsin astronomers, to build the world’s largest radio telescope. The telescope will have a collecting area equal to one square kilometer, making it the most sensitive radio detector in the world.

Aired 02/11/2014 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

The World's Largest Radio Telescope

Special | 50m 50sVideo has Closed Captions

Eric Wilcots, Professor, Department of Astronomy, UW-Madison, discusses the collaborative effort, which includes University of Wisconsin astronomers, to build the world’s largest radio telescope. The telescope will have a collecting area equal to one square kilometer, making it the most sensitive radio detector in the world.

Aired 02/11/2014 | Rating TV-G

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