
Astron - Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
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N 52° 48.810 E 006° 23.806
32U E 324560 N 5854700
Institute for Radio Astronomy; Astron
Waymark Code: WM11APM
Location: Gelderland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 09/17/2019
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ASTRON is the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy. Its main office is in Dwingeloo in the Dwingelderveld National Park in the province of Drenthe. ASTRON is part of Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
ASTRON's main mission is to make discoveries in radio astronomy happen, via the development of new and innovative technologies, the operation of world-class radio astronomy facilities, and the pursuit of fundamental astronomical research. Engineers and astronomers at ASTRON have an outstanding international reputation for novel technology development, and fundamental research in galactic and extra-galactic astronomy.
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