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ACURA radio astronomy 2

ACURA radio astronomy 2

Abington students collect data in a room encased in copper housing to minimize electromagnetic interference at the West Virginia observatory.

ACURA radio astronomy

Students use steerable radio telescope to study the universe

Penn State Abington students traveled to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, one of the premier study locations in the world for astronomers, last fall to collect data for their research projects. Three days in a remote West Virginia mountain town learning to use and tune enormous telescopes led to months of number crunching as part of the Abington College Undergraduate Research Activities (ACURA).