Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope contains thirty parabolic dishes, each measuring 45 meters in diameter, arranged in a Y-shaped configuration spanning 25 kilometers.

The National Centre for Radio Astrophysics constructed this advanced research facility between 1984 and 1996 under the direction of scientist Govind Swarup.

The telescope facility welcomes students and educational groups every National Science Day, providing direct exposure to radio astronomy through guided presentations.

Researchers from over thirty countries utilize the telescope's frequency bandwidth of 100 MHz to 1,500 MHz to study pulsars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena.

The telescope detected signals from TGSS J1530+1049, a radio galaxy positioned 12 billion light-years from Earth, marking it as the most distant known radio galaxy.

Location: Maharashtra

Diameter: 45 m

Website: http://gmrt.ncra.tifr.res.in

GPS coordinates: 19.09652,74.04974

Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:53