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What Is Radio Astronomy?: Radio Astronomy at Vla and Vlba

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes two radio telescopes run by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). The first telescope is called the Very Large Array (VLA) and the second is called the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). Both use radio interferometry....
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Nrao: Observation

For Students 9th - 10th
A download that allows you to take a panoramic virtual tour of the Array structure area.
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Nrao: Bringing Your Class to the Vla

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Helps teachers arrange a trip to visit the radio telescope VLA. For those of you not near (New Mexico) it also gives connections into the physics, astronomy and electronics courses. It also has a healthy bibliography of sources.
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Nrao: What Is Radio Astronomy?

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains an introduction to Radio Astronomy written by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). It contains some basic theory as well as frequently asked questions and teacher resources.
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Wikipedia: Very Large Array

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a basic description of what the Very Large Array (VLA) is, along with a close-up picture of the VLA.
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Sky Server: Quasars

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the SkyServer offers information as to what quasars are as well as provides links to strange objects, radio astronomy and research. This is a great sit to check out the brief but factual information on the subject.