Observatory List
The current list of defined observatories is:
Name / Aliases |
Origin |
Location |
Clock File(s) |
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| acre (ar, a, acreroad) |
University of Glasgow observatory.
The origin of this data is unknown. |
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| algonquin (ar, aro) |
The Algonquin Radio Observatory.
The origin of this data is unknown. |
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| arecibo (3, ao, aoutc) |
The Arecibo telescope.
These are the coordinates used for VLBI as of March 2020 (MJD 58919). They are based on a fiducial position at MJD 52275 plus a (continental) drift velocity of [0.0099, 0.0045, 0.0101] m/yr. This data was obtained from Ben Perera in September 2021. |
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| arecibo_pre_2021 | The Arecibo telescope (pre-2021).
The origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the values used by TEMPO and TEMPO2. It is preserved to facilitate comparisons with the more modern position measurement. |
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| ata (hcro) |
The Allen Telescope Array (ATA).
At Hat Creek Radio Observatory. Origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 this value agrees exactly with the value used by TEMPO2. |
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| axis (axi) |
Fake telescope for IPTA data challenge.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| barycenter (@, bary, bat, ssb) |
Built-in special location. |
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| cambridge (cam) |
Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory (MRAO).
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| ccera | Canadian Centre for Experimental Radio Astronomy.
The origin of this data is unknown. Note that this location is in Smiths Falls, ON, where the telescope was previously deployed. It has since moved to Rideau Ferry, ON but the coordinates have not been updated. |
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| chime (y, ch) |
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME).
Origin of these coordinates are from surveyor reports of the CHIME site (circa 2019 & 2020) and technical documents on the dimensions of the telescope structure (circa 2015). Results were compiled in January 2021. The coordinates are relative to the GRS80 ellipsoid. |
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| darnhall | Darnhall.
Part of MERLIN. Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de601 (eflfr) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Effelsberg Observatory.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de601hba (eflfrhba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Effelsberg Observatory.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de601lba (eflfrlba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Effelsberg Observatory.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de601lbh (eflfrlbh) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Effelsberg Observatory?.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de602 (uwlfr) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Unterweilenbach, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de602hba (uwlfrhba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Unterweilenbach, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de602lba (uwlfrlba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Unterweilenbach, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de602lbh (uwlfrlbh) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Unterweilenbach, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de603 (tblfr) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Tautenburg, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de603hba (tblfrhba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Tautenburg, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de603lba (tblfrlba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Tautenburg, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de603lbh (tblfrlbh) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Tautenburg, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de604 (polfr) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Bornim, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de604hba (polfrhba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Bornim, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de604lba (polfrlba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Bornim, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de604lbh (polfrlbh) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Bornim, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de605 (julfr) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Jülich, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de605hba (julfrhba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Jülich, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de605lba (julfrlba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Jülich, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de605lbh (julfrlbh) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Jülich, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de609 (ndlfr) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Norderstedt, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de609hba (ndlfrhba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Norderstedt, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de609lba (ndlfrlba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Norderstedt, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| de609lbh (ndlfrlbh) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Norderstedt, Germany.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| defford | Defford.
Part of MERLIN. Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| drao (dr) |
The Dominion Radio Astronomical Observatory (DRAO).
The origin of this data is unknown. |
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| dss_43 (tid43) |
Tidbinbilla Deep Space Network.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| effelsberg (g, ef, eff) |
The Effelsberg radio telescope.
These are the coordinates used for VLBI as of March 2020 (MJD 58919). They are based on a fiducial position at MJD 56658 plus a (continental) drift velocity of [-0.0144, 0.0167, 0.0106] m/yr. This data was obtained from Ben Perera in September 2021. |
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| effelsberg_asterix (effix) |
The Effelsberg Radio Telescope with the Asterix backend.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| effelsberg_pre_2021 | The Effelsberg radio telescope (pre-2021).
The origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the values used by TEMPO and TEMPO2. |
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| fast (k, fa) |
The FAST radio telescope in China.
Origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the TEMPO value and disagrees by about 17 km with the TEMPO2 value. |
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| fi609 (filfr) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Kilpisjärvi, Finland.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| fi609hba (filfrhba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Kilpisjärvi, Finland.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| fi609lba (filfrlba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Kilpisjärvi, Finland.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| fi609lbh (filfrlbh) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Kilpisjärvi, Finland.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| fr606 (frlfr) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Nançay, France.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| fr606hba (frlfrhba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Nançay, France.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| fr606lba (frlfrlba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Nançay, France.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| fr606lbh (frlfrlbh) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Nançay, France.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| gb140 (g1, a) |
The Green Bank 140-foot telescope.
Note that PINT used to accept ‘G1’ as an alias for the GEO600 gravitational-wave observatory but that conflicted with what TEMPO accepted for this telescope so that has been removed. Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| gb300 (9, g3) |
The Green Bank 300-foot telescope.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| gb853 (g8, b) |
The Green Bank 85-3 telescope.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| gb_20m_xyz (g2) |
Green Bank Observatory 20m.
Imported from TEMPO obsys.dat 2021 June 8. |
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| gbt (gb, 1) |
The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope.
This data was obtained by Joe Swiggum from Ryan Lynch in 2021 September. |
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| gbt_pre_2021 | The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (pre-2021).
The origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the values used by TEMPO and TEMPO2. |
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| geo600 (geohf) |
The GEO600 gravitational-wave observatory.
Note that PINT used to list ‘G1’ as an alias for this telescope, but TEMPO accepts ‘G1’ as an alias for the Green Bank 140-foot telescope, so it was removed here. Origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 this value agrees exactly with the value used by TEMPO2. |
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| geocenter (o, geo, 0, coe) |
Built-in special location. |
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| gmrt (r, gm) |
The Giant Metre-wave Radio Telescope (GMRT).
The origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the values used by TEMPO and TEMPO2. GMRT does not need clock files as the data is recorded against UTC(gps). |
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| goldstone (gs) |
Deep Space Network at Goldstone.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| grao (grao) |
Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| hamburg | Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. As of 2023-11-01 this shows up in Poland. |
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| hartebeesthoek (hart) |
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| hawc | High Altitude Water Cherenkov Experiment (HAWC).
Coordinates provided (as geodetic coordinates : 18:59:41.63 N, 97:18:27.39 W, 4096 m) by the spokesperson Ke Fang on behalf of the HAWC Collabotation, 2023 April 21. |
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| hess | The High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS).
An Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope. These coordinates are provided (from geodetic coordinates : lat = 23°16’18’’S, lon = 16°30’00’’E at 1800m asl) by the Maxime Regeard and Arache Djannati-Atai on behalf of the H.E.S.S. Collabotation, 2023 January 18. |
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| hobart (4, ho) |
Mt Pleasant Radio Observatory in Hobart, Tasmania.
Origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 this value agrees exactly with the value used by TEMPO2 and TEMPO. |
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| iar1 | Argentine Institute for Radio Astronomy Telescope 1.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| iar2 | Argentine Institute for Radio Astronomy Telescope 2.
Argentine Institute for Radio Astronomy. Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| jb_42ft (jb42) |
42ft telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| jb_mkii (jbmk2, j2, h) |
The Mark II telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| jb_mkii_dfb (jbmk2dfb) |
The Mark II telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory with the DFB backend.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| jb_mkii_rch (jbmk2roach) |
The Mark II telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory with the Roach backend.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| jbafb (jboafb) |
The Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank with the AFB backend.
These are the coordinates used for VLBI as of March 2020 (MJD 58919). They are based on a fiducial position at MJD 50449 plus a (continental) drift velocity of [-0.0117, 0.0170, 0.0093] m/yr. This data was obtained from Ben Perera in September 2021. This data is for the AFB instrument - This doesn’t require any clock corrections. |
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| jbdfb (jbodfb) |
The Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank with the DFB backend.
These are the coordinates used for VLBI as of March 2020 (MJD 58919). They are based on a fiducial position at MJD 50449 plus a (continental) drift velocity of [-0.0117, 0.0170, 0.0093] m/yr. This data was obtained from Ben Perera in September 2021. This data is for the DFB instrument - a different clock file is required for this instrument to accommodate recorded instrumental delays. |
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| jbroach (jboroach) |
The Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank with the Roach backend.
These are the coordinates used for VLBI as of March 2020 (MJD 58919). They are based on a fiducial position at MJD 50449 plus a (continental) drift velocity of [-0.0117, 0.0170, 0.0093] m/yr. This data was obtained from Ben Perera in September 2021. This data is for the Roach instrument - a different clock file is required for this instrument to accommodate recorded instrumental delays. |
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| jodrell (8, jb) |
The Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank.
These are the coordinates used for VLBI as of March 2020 (MJD 58919). They are based on a fiducial position at MJD 50449 plus a (continental) drift velocity of [-0.0117, 0.0170, 0.0093] m/yr. This data was obtained from Ben Perera in September 2021. Note that any actual instrument - DFB, Roach, AFB - requires a different observatory code to obtain the correct clock files. |
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| jodrell_pre_2021 | The Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank (pre-2021).
The origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the values used by TEMPO and TEMPO2. |
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| jodrellm4 (jbm4) |
The Mark IV telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| kagra (k1, lcgt) |
The KAGRA gravitational-wave observatory.
Origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 this value agrees exactly with the value used by TEMPO2. |
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| kat-7 (k7) |
KAT-7.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| knockin | Knockin.
Part of MERLIN. Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| la_palma (lapalma, lap) |
La Palma observatory in the Canary Islands.
Note that as of 2021 June 8 TEMPO2’s position for this observatory lists it as somewhere in central Pakistan, exactly 90 degrees to the east of this position. |
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| leap (leap) |
The Large European Array for Pulsars.
This is the same as the position of the Effelsberg radio telescope. Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| lho (hanford, h1) |
The LIGO Hanford gravitational-wave observatory.
Origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 this value agrees exactly with the value used by TEMPO2. |
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| llo (l1, livingston) |
The LIGO Livingston gravitational-wave observatory.
Origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 this value agrees exactly with the value used by TEMPO2. |
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| lofar (lf, t) |
The Dutch Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR).
Note that other TEMPO codes have been used for this telescope. Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| lst | Large Size Telescope Cherenkov facility.
Origin of this data is unknown. |
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| lwa1 (lw, x) |
The Long Wavelength Array (LWA) in New Mexico.
Origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 this value agrees exactly with the value used by TEMPO2 but disagrees with the value used by TEMPO by about 125 m. |
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| lwa_sv (ls, lwasv) |
Long Wavelength Array (LWA) at Sevilleta.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| magic | MAGIC Florian Goebel Telescopes.
A ground-based gamma-ray telescope. Origin of this data is unknown. |
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| meerkat (mk, m) |
MeerKAT.
For MeerKAT when used in timing mode. The origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the values used by TEMPO and TEMPO2. |
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| mkiii (jbmk3) |
The Mark III telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. However, it is likely incorrect (shows up as north of Greenland). |
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| most (mo, e) |
The Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (MOST).
Origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 this value agrees exactly with the value used by TEMPO2. |
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| mwa (mw, u) |
The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA).
Origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 this value agrees exactly with the value used by TEMPO2 and TEMPO. |
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| nancay (nc, f, ncy) |
The Nançay radio telescope.
The origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the values used by TEMPO and TEMPO2. This telescope appears to require zero clock corrections to GPS. |
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| nanshan (ns) |
Nanshan Radio Telescope.
At the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory. Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| narrabri (atca) |
Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA).
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| ncyobs (nuppi, w) |
The Nançay radio telescope with the NUPPI back-end.
The origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the values used by TEMPO and TEMPO2. |
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| northern_cross (d, bo) |
Northern Cross Radio Telescope.
Imported from TEMPO obsys.dat 2021 June 8. |
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| op (obspm) |
The Nançay radio telescope.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| ort (or) |
The Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT).
Coordinates provided by Jaikhomba Singha on 25 Jan 2023. ORT does not need clock files as the data is recorded against UTC(gps). |
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| parkes (pk, 7, pks) |
The Parkes (Murriyang) radio telescope.
The origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the values used by TEMPO and TEMPO2. |
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| pico_veleta (pv, v) |
Observatorio Pico Veleta.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. Fixed signed of y coordinate on 2023 Nov 6 along with M. Keith in tempo2 to make location sensible. |
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| princeton (pr, 5) |
Princeton University.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| ps1 (ps, p) |
Pan-STARRS.
Origin of this data is unknown. |
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| quabbin (qu, 2) |
Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Imported from TEMPO obsys.dat 2021 June 8. |
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| se607 (onlfr) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Onsala, Sweden.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| se607hba (onlfrhba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Onsala, Sweden.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| se607lba (onlfrlba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Onsala, Sweden.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| se607lbh (onlfrlbh) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Onsala, Sweden.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| shao (s, sh) |
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| srt (sr, z) |
Sardinia Radio Telescope.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| stl_geo (stl_geo, spacecraft) |
Built-in special location. |
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| tabley (pickmere) |
Pickmere.
Part of MERLIN. Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| uao (ns) |
Urumqi Astronomical Observatory.
At the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory. Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| uk608 (uklfr) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Chilbolton, UK.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| uk608hba (uklfrhba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) high-band antenna (HBA) at Chilbolton, UK.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| uk608lba (uklfrlba) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Chilbolton, UK.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| uk608lbh (uklfrlbh) |
The Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) low-band antenna (LBA) at Chilbolton, UK.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| utr-2 (utr2) |
Giant Ukrainian Radio Telescope.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| virgo (v1) |
The VIRGO gravitational-wave observatory.
Origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 this value agrees exactly with the value used by TEMPO2. |
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| vla (vl, jvla, 6) |
The Jansky Very Large Array (VLA).
The origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the values used by TEMPO and TEMPO2. |
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| vla_site (v2, c) |
The Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) site.
Imported from TEMPO obsys.dat 2021 June 8. |
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| warkworth_12m (wark12m) |
Warkwork 12m Radio Telescope.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| warkworth_30m (wark30m) |
Warkwork 30m Radio Telescope.
Imported from TEMPO2 observatories.dat 2021 June 7. |
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| wsrt (ws, i, we) |
The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT).
Note that different letters have been used in the past to indicate this telescope. The origin of this data is unknown but as of 2021 June 8 it agrees exactly with the values used by TEMPO and TEMPO2. |