Records of the NRAO > Photographs Series > GBT Unit

Collection Items

Green Bank Telescope & 140 Foot Telescope

Green Bank Telescope & Barn

Green Bank Telescope 01

Green Bank Telescope 02

Green Bank Telescope 03

Green Bank Telescope 04

Green Bank Telescope 05

Green Bank Telescope 06

Green Bank Telescope 07

Green Bank Telescope 08

Green Bank Telescope 09

Green Bank Telescope 10

Green Bank Telescope 11

Green Bank Telescope Aerial 1
Description: Aerial view of the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT).

Green Bank Telescope Aerial 2
Description: Aerial view of the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT).

Green Bank Telescope Aerial 3
Description: Aerial view of the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT).

Green Bank Telescope Aerial 4
Description: Aerial view of the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT).

Green Bank Telescope at Sunset
Description: The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) at Sunset.

Green Bank Telescope Dish

Green Bank Telescope Structure

Green Bank Telescope, February 2005
Description: The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT).
Start Date: 2005-02-00

Green Bank Telescope 01, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 02, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 03, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 04, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 05, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 08, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 09, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 10, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 11a, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 11b, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 12, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 13, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

Green Bank Telescope 14, 2002
Description: The GBT is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. It is located in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Start Date: 2002

GBT Dedication Photos, 2000
Description: The Organizing Committee for the Green Bank Telescope dedication included Green Bank staff, along with public information and outreach staff from across the Observatory. In this photo, some members of the Committee discuss plans and strategies for…
Start Date: 2000

GBT Dedication Photos, 22 August 2000
Description: Signed scan of GBT first light detection
Start Date: 2000-08-22

GBT Dedication Photos, 22 August 2000
Description: Email announcement of GBT first light detection
Start Date: 2000-08-22

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Green Bank Telescope
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Crowd gathering for Green Bank Telescope dedication
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Crowd gathering for Green Bank Telescope dedication
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Preparing the cover for the Green Bank Telescope sign
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Crowd gathering for Green Bank Telescope dedication
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Pre-dedication press conference. Left to right: Phil Jewell (Green Bank Site Director), Rita Colwell (NSF Director), Paul Vanden Bout (NRAO Director), Jay Lockman (former Green Bank Site Director)
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Senator Robert C. Byrd and Mrs. Byrd at the Green Bank Telescope dedication
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Program for Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Green Bank Site Director Phil Jewell welcomes guests to the dedication ceremony
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Posting of Colors at the Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Students from Pocahontas County High School play the National Anthem at the Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Pledge of Allegiance at the Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony, led by Green Bank Cub Scout Pack 112
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Paul Vanden Bout, NRAO Director, welcomes and introduces guests at the Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Daniel S. Goldin, NASA Administrator, speaks at the Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Riccardo Giacconi, AUI President, speaks at the Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Rita Colwell, NSF Director, speaks at the Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Senator Robert C. Byrd speaks at the Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Senator Robert C. Byrd speaks at the Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Father Thomas Acker, S.J., gives the benediction at the Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Ceremonial cutting of the ribbon at the Green Bank Telescope Dedication ceremony. Left to right: Riccardo Giacconi, Phil Jewell (behind Giacconi), Senator Robert Byrd, Thomas Acker, Rita Colwell, Paul Vanden Bout
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Jay Lockman (Green Bank Site Director 1993-1998), Phil Jewell (Green Bank Site Director 1999-2005), George Seielstad (Green Bank Site Director, 1984-1992) pose after the Green Bank Telescope dedication with the Green Bank Telescope sign
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Bob Hall (end of row with red tie), Project Manager for the Green Bank Telescope at the Green Bank Telescope dedication
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Senator Robert C. Byrd (center back) with the Green Bank Telescope construction crew from Comsat/RSI at the Green Bank Telescope dedication
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Senator Robert C. Byrd in the Green Bank cafeteria on the day of the Green Bank Telescope dedication. Cafeteria workers, left to right: Sylvia Warner, Mary Meeks, Shirley Riggsby, Sue Roberts
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Local musicians play before and after the Green Bank Telescope dedication
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: Recording of Pulsar PSR B0329+54 at 403 MHz, taken during Green Bank Telescope dedication
Start Date: 2000-08-25

GBT Dedication Photos, 25 August 2000
Description: "This is Whiskey Nine Golf Foxtrot Zulu." With that call, Dave Finley activated Grote Reber's amateur radio call sign W9GFZ for the first time since the 1930s at a Special Events Station on the occasion of the dedication of the Green Bank Telescope,…
Start Date: 2000-08-25

Green Bank Telescope (GBT) Electronics, 1996
Description: Axiel motors, GBT
Start Date: 1996-02

Green Bank Telescope (GBT) Electronics, 1996
Description: Axiel motor controller cabinet, GBT
Start Date: 1996-02

Green Bank Telescope (GBT) Electronics, 1995
Description: C-band receiver, GBT
Start Date: 1995-09

Green Bank Telescope (GBT) Electronics, 1995
Description: Prime focus receiver, GBT
Start Date: 1995-09

Green Bank Telescope (GBT) Electronics, 1995
Description: L-band receiver, GBT
Start Date: 1995-09

Green Bank Telescope (GBT) Electronics, 1995
Description: GBT feed rotator
Start Date: 1995-09

Green Bank Telescope (GBT) Electronics, 1995
Description: Converter rack, GBT. Top right section: DCR; center right section: receiver; bottom right section: holography.
Start Date: 1995-09

GBT Construction, 18 April-27 October 1994
Description: Looking NW. Green Bank Telescope site. Elevation bearing shaft and box/wheel assembly takes shape.
Start Date: 1994-10-27

GBT Construction, 18 April-27 October 1994
Description: Looking N. Green Bank Telescope site. Steel workers using heating torches to heat the beam.
Start Date: 1994-07-22

GBT Construction, 21 September 1993-15 April 1994
Description: Looking SSW. Green Bank Telescope site. Overall view of the construction site.
Start Date: 1993-10-18

GBT Construction, 28 April-31 August 1993
Description: Looking SSW. Overall view of the Green Bank Telescope construction site.
Start Date: 1993-04-28

GBT Construction, 23 July-13 August 1991
Description: Looking N. Green Bank Telescope site. Foam has been installed, setting reinforcing steel in the shear key area.
Start Date: 1991-07-30

GBT Construction, 23 July-13 August 1991
Description: Looking NW. Green Bank Telescope site. Continuing concrete pour of first half of pintle bearing foundation.
Start Date: 1991-08-06

GBT Construction, May-22 July 1991
Description: Looking SW. Green Bank Telescope site. Beginning test hole at antenna center. (Pintle bearing area.)
Start Date: 1991-06-10

GBT Construction, May 1991-22 July 1991
Description: Looking N. Green Bank Telescope site. Rock excavation of pintle bearing area. Total depth below ground level is 20 feet.
Start Date: 1991-07-18

GBT Construction, May-22 July 1991
Description: Looking SW. Green Bank Telescope site. Erection of steel frame and metal sides for office and storage building.
Start Date: 1991-06-26

Groundbreaking for the Green Bank Telescope, 1 May 1991
Description: Paul Vanden Bout speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Green Bank Telescope. On the platform behind him: Robert Hall (GBT Project Manager), Julie Lutz (NSF Astronomy Division Director), West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd, Walter Massey…
Start Date: 1991-05-01

Groundbreaking for the Green Bank Telescope, 1 May 1991
Description: Robert Hughes speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Green Bank Telescope. On the platform behind him: Robert Hall (GBT Project Manager) and Paul Vanden Bout (NRAO Director) behind the flag, Julie Lutz (NSF Astronomy Division Director),…
Start Date: 1991-05-01

Groundbreaking for the Green Bank Telescope, 1 May 1991
Description: Senator Robert C. Byrd speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Green Bank Telescope. On the platform behind him: Julie Lutz (NSF Astronomy Division Director), Walter Massey (NSF Director), Robert Mollohan (former WV Congressman), Bernard F.…
Start Date: 1991-05-01

Groundbreaking for the Green Bank Telescope, 1 May 1991
Description: Walter Massey (NSF Director) and George Seielstad (NRAO Green Bank Site Director) present an artist's conception of the GBT to Senator Byrd.
Start Date: 1991-05-01

Groundbreaking for the Green Bank Telescope, 1 May 1991
Description: Senator Byrd and Robert Hughes with the artist's conception of the GBT after the groundbreaking ceremony.
Start Date: 1991-05-01

Groundbreaking for the Green Bank Telescope, 1 May 1991
Description: Groundbreaking for the Green Bank Telescope, 1 May 1991. Left to right: Senator Robert C. Byrd, NSF Director Walter E. Massey, AUI President Robert E. Hughes (without shovel).
Start Date: 1991-05-01

Groundbreaking for the Green Bank Telescope, 1 May 1991
Description: After the GBT groundbreaking ceremony, Senator Byrd joins the Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys for a song. Visible left to right: Richard Hefner (bass), Leo Deluka (guitar), Senator Byrd, Harley Carpenter (guitar) and singing with Senator Byrd. …
Start Date: 1991-05-01

GBT Construction, Mar 1998
Description: Upper feed arm.
Start Date: 1991-08

GBT Construction, Mar 1998
Description: Pre-assembly of backup structure.
Start Date: 1991-08

GBT Construction, Mar 1998
Description: Installation of backup structure.
Start Date: 1991-08

GBT Construction, Mar 1998
Description: Photo taken in march 1998 showing construction progress of the green bank telescope (gbt).
Start Date: 1998-03

GBT Construction, 15 Sept 1993
Description: View of alidade from elevator tower end.
Start Date: 1993-09-15

GBT Construction, 4 Aug 1993
Description: Looking WNW, view of the alidade structure.
Start Date: 1993-08-04

GBT Construction, 24 June 1993
Description: Looking NNW, view of the alidade structure.
Start Date: 1993-06-24

GBT Construction, 28 Apr 1993
Description: Looking WNW, overall view of the construction site.
Start Date: 1993-04-28

GBT Construction, Mar 1993
Description: Looking W, overall view of the construction site.
Start Date: 1993-03

GBT Construction, 19 Feb 1993
Description: WNW beginning the 2nd level of the alidade.
Start Date: 1993-02-19

GBT Construction, Dec 1992
Description: Overhead view of the construction site.
Start Date: 1992-12

GBT Construction, Nov 1992
Description: Looking W, overall view of the construction site.
Start Date: 1992-11

GBT Construction, 10 June 1992
Description: Looking W, overall view of the construction site.
Start Date: 1992-06-10

GBT Construction, 3 Oct 1991
Description: Looking SE, overall view of the construction site.
Start Date: 1991-10-03

GBT Construction, Sept 1991
Description: Steel forms and reinforced steel for track walls.
Start Date: 1991-09

GBT Construction, Aug 1991
Description: NNE steel & forms for pintle bearing pedestal.
Start Date: 1991-08

Sidney Smith on the Green Bank Telescope, 1994
Start Date: 1994

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