Directions
Located southeast of Bishop, the Owens Valley Radio Observatory is 6 miles from the town of Big Pine. The only public access road to OVRO is via Highway 168, which begins at the northern end of Big Pine, by a large pine tree. Turn east onto Highway 168. After approximately 2 miles you will cross the Owens River Bridge. 1/4 mile past the bridge, turn left on a paved road, Leighton Lane.
The OVRO site
Buildings | |
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B1 | Housing and workshops (Buildings 1-10) |
12+13 | Mayer Control Building |
Telescope sites | |
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T1 | Solar Array |
T2 | DSA-10 |
T3 | DSA-110, COMAP, SPRITE, & EHT |
T4 | LWA |
T5 | 40m Telescope |
Housing and Workshop Area
Housing | |
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4 | Dormitory |
9 | Cottage |
10 | Kitchen, library, offices |
Engineering | |
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1 | Auto shop |
2 | Carport |
3 | Old welding shop |
5 | Machine shop |
6 | Welding shop |
7 | "New" engineering building |
8 | Engineering building |
Parking | ||||
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P | Parking |