64 m
Scale anchored to a reviewed measurement
Uniform scaling uses the 64 m rim-to-rim aperture; the approximately 55 m parked height is retained as a visual QA envelope and must not be used to stretch the
Murriyang / Parkes Radio Telescope (Current)
Murriyang is the current name of the working 64 m Parkes radio telescope, shown in the operator-documented parked or wind-stow state with its reflector directed upward. The focus cabin is about 55 m above ground in this state, while the moving assembly above the concrete tower weighs about 1,000 tonnes. Uniform visual scale uses the horizontal reflector aperture, and the approximate parked height remains a separate descriptive check.
Dimensions
- Height
- 55 m
- Width
- 64 m
What do these numbers mean?
A height of 55 m is about 18 storeys at 3 m each.
Calculation
55 m ÷ 3 m = 18.33 ≈ 18
Quick facts
- Aperture diameter
- 64 m
- Parked height
- about 55 m
- Moving-part mass
- 1,000 t
- Operational since
- 1961
- Pointing accuracy
- better than 11 arcseconds
Murriyang / Parkes Radio Telescope (Current) · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement44 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
Uniform scale is anchored to the 64 m aperture. The roughly 55 m focus-cabin height describes the parked state and is not an exact second scale axis.