Hydroxyl Detection, November 1963

Weinreb-MillstoneHill.jpg

Description

84-foot tracking antenna at Millstone Hill in Westford, Massachusetts, used by MIT scientists in radio astronomy experiment to detect and measure hydrogen-oxygen matter [OH, hydroxyl] in interstellar space. The major facilities used for this experiment were designed, built, and operated by the MIT Lincoln Laboratory for the US Air Force.

Creator

Papers of Sander Weinreb

Rights

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Type

Still Image

Identifier

Weinreb-MillstoneHill.jpg

Original Format of Digital Item

B&W print

Location

Start Date

1963-00-00

Photo Credit

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Series

MIT Series

Range #

7A

Citation

Papers of Sander Weinreb, “Hydroxyl Detection, November 1963,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed December 20, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/38761.