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Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope
Part ofEuropean VLBI Network Edit this on Wikidata
Location(s)Hooghalen, Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands
Coordinates52°54′53″N 6°36′12″E / 52.91474°N 6.60334°E / 52.91474; 6.60334 Edit this at Wikidata
OrganizationASTRON Edit this on Wikidata
Telescope styleradio telescope Edit this on Wikidata
Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope is located in Netherlands
Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope
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WSRT in operation in 2006
Single antenna in 2006

The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) is an aperture synthesis interferometer built on the site of the former World War II Nazi detention and transit camp Westerbork, north of the village of Westerbork, Midden-Drenthe, in the northeastern Netherlands.

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