Location: 585 Telescope Road, Parkes, 2870, NSW
Country: Wiradjuri
LGA: Parkes Shire
Region: Central West New South Wales
Website: https://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/
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The Parkes Observatory, some 18 km north-east of the IAT town of Parkes, NSW, is home to three radio telescopes owned by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Each has its own history and record of discoveries. [More >> ]
The Parkes Parkes instruments are:
- Murriyang, the 64-metre Parkes radio telescope
- Giyalung Guluman (Smart Dish), the decommissioned 18-metre antenna also known as the ‘Kennedy Dish‘
- the 12-metre Giyalung Miil (Smart Eye), an ASKAP prototype antenna
You’ll also find a Visitors Discovery Centre, The Dish Cafe (closed for refurbishment at the time of writing), an administration building, workshops, a library, and various testing and monitoring facilites on the Observatory site.
More about the Parkes Observatory on this site
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Post created 5 March 2024. Last updated 14 April 2025.