Jodrell Bank. Historic photograph of construction in the mid-1950s of the 250 foot (76 metre) diameter Mark 1 radio telescope at Jodrell Bank, near Ma

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Jodrell Bank. Historic photograph of construction in the mid-1950s of the 250 foot (76 metre) diameter Mark 1 radio telescope at Jodrell Bank, near Manchester, England. The world's first giant dish radio telescope, the Mark 1 was commissioned in October 1957. After improvement work in 1970/71 it was designated the Mark 1A.

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Photo credit: © JODRELL BANK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 1, astronomy, astrophysics, bank, construction, historical, jodrell, mark, observatory, radio, telescope