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Nobeyama, JAPAN 



MM-WAVE FIVE-ELEMENT SYNTHESIS TELESCOPE 

 Nobeyama Radio Observatory 

 Tokyo Astronomical Observatory 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Radio astronomy 



Description of Facility/ Instrument ; The ten-meter diameter antennas 



are to be used simultaneously as an aperture synthesis telescope. 



Date of Construction ; 1985 



Construction Cost ; 1984 $$ ; $25 million estimate, see below. 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationality(s) of Ownership ; Japan 

 Nationality(s) of Operational Funding ; Japan 

 Nationality(s) of Management Staff ; Japan 

 Nationality(s) of Researchers : Japan 



Potential for Future International Cooperation ; Collaboration on 

 individual scientific projects is welcomed. The merits of 

 projects will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. 



Other Information : This telescope and the Nobeyama 45-meter tele- 

 scope, see the next page, were funded together and built during 

 the same period. The total construction funds for both tele- 

 scopes was $50 million. 



