Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Station
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| The proposed SKA site has been relocated westwards to '''Boolardy Station''' from the original choice of Mileura Station to ensure separation from the radio-frequency (RF) interference of planned mining activities in the region. It SKA station will be known as the '''Murchison Radio Observatory'''. | The proposed SKA site has been relocated westwards to '''Boolardy Station''' from the original choice of Mileura Station to ensure separation from the radio-frequency (RF) interference of planned mining activities in the region. It SKA station will be known as the '''Murchison Radio Observatory'''. | ||
| - | [[Image:ska-spiral.jpg|left|thumbnail|250px|The spiral arrangement: MAP – Australian Telescope National Facility]]The antenna configuration proposed ''“… is a 5-arm symmetric log-spiral arrangement … out to a distance of 350 km from the core…“'' spanning Australia; the baseline will be extended by including an eastern spiral arm out as far as New Zealand. | + | [[Image:ska-spiral.jpg|left|thumbnail|250px|The spiral arrangement: MAP – Australian Telescope National Facility]]The antenna configuration proposed will span Australia with ''“… a 5-arm symmetric log-spiral arrangement … out to a distance of 350 km from the core…“''. The eastern spiral arm baseline will being extended out as far as New Zealand for an even longer baseline. |
| The State Government will work with the Commonwealth to develop legislation to protect the SKA site from unacceptable levels of RF interference. | The State Government will work with the Commonwealth to develop legislation to protect the SKA site from unacceptable levels of RF interference. | ||
Revision as of 07:16, 9 April 2007
The proposed SKA site has been relocated westwards to Boolardy Station from the original choice of Mileura Station to ensure separation from the radio-frequency (RF) interference of planned mining activities in the region. It SKA station will be known as the Murchison Radio Observatory.
The State Government will work with the Commonwealth to develop legislation to protect the SKA site from unacceptable levels of RF interference.
For more detailed information see:
http://www.sciencewa.net.au/science_news.asp?pg=21&NID=1025
Australian canditate site: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/projects/ska/mileura.html
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