About
A 64-meter diameter radio telescope, part of the "Medvezhy Ozera" Space Communication Center. It was commissioned in 1979 and is used for communication with interplanetary stations, radio astronomy, and radio interferometry. It's a twin to the telescope in Kalyazin and is a symbol of Russian science.
Why go
- See a monument to human curiosity
- Feel the scale of scientific ambition
Must try
- Visit the giant radio telescope
Pro tips
- Take metro shchelkovskaya, then bus
- Get off at dolgoye lyodovo bus stop
- Follow signs past green fence
Good to know
- Difficult to access, muddy in spring
- Can be crowded at night
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