Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
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717 White Lake Road,
Kaleden, BC V0H 1K0 - 1 (250) 497-2300
- NRC.DRAO-OFR.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Accessibility:
The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) is an internationally known facility for science and technology research and development related to radio astronomy. Home to NRC astronomers, astrophysicists, engineers and technologists, as well as visiting researchers and students from universities and astronomical observatories around the world, these facilities support the design and development of leading-edge instrumentation for new and existing telescopes. Operating several telescopes on its extensive radio-quiet site near Penticton BC, DRAO also features laboratories and specialized equipment for design and construction of all aspects of radio-frequency instrumentation, from highly sensitive antennas and receiver systems to high speed digital signal processing hardware and software.
Visitor information
Tours will resume in April 2025.
For more information about our facility, email the DRAO at NRC.DRAO-OFR.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.
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