Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies

The Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies (CRAF) is a committee of the European Science Foundation (ESF).


Radio astronomy in Poland:


Some details of the Torun radio observatory:

geographic longitude:18o33'30"
geographic latitude:52o54'48"
altitude above sea level:100 meter
diameter telescope 1:32 meter
minimum elevation: 2o
diameter telescope 2:15 meter
minimum elevation: 6o

Available observing mode: single dish, Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).

Frequencies used currently:
Frequency bandObserving mode
150.05 - 153 MHzsingle dish
322.0 - 328.6 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
608.0 - 614.0 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
1330.0 - 1400.0 MHzsingle dish
1400.0 - 1427.0 MHzsingle dish
1400 - 1800 MHzsingle dish
1610.6 - 1613.8 MHzsingle dish
1660.0 - 1670.0 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
1718.8 - 1722.2 MHzsingle dish
4350 - 5350 MHzsingle dish, VLBI
6450 - 6950 MHzsingle dish, VLBI

Research programs: galactic and extra-galactic radio astronomy, pulsar research, VLBI.


Last modified: March 20, 2003