The Five Meter Parabolic Dish Welcome to the Radio Astronomy at the University of Indianapolis web page. We thank you for visiting. The Radiotelescope became operational on October 9, 1999. Jump to current status .
Radio astronomy is astronomical observation at radio wavelengths.
For example, you can observe the Crab Nebula at the wavelength of visible light by looking at the light it emits through a telescope or at radio wavelengths by looking at the data from a radio telescope that observes the radio waves it emits. You can learn more about radio astronomy. This radio astronomy project has as its antenna a 5 meter parabolic dish antenna on the roof of Lilly Hall at the University of Indianapolis. The dish focuses the radio waves into a feedhorn, which collects the radio waves for the electronic devices that make up the receiver. The receiver converts the radio waves into a DC voltage that is proportional to the total power of the radio waves collected.