Arecibo Observatory

Arecibo Observatory

The Arecibo Observatory is a radio telescope in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. This observatory is operated by SRI International, USRA and UMET, under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF).^[3] This observatory is also called the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, although "NAIC" refers to both the observatory and the staff that operates it.^[4] From its construction in the 1960s until 2011, the observatory was managed by Cornell University.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo Observatory