The Parkes radio telescope, the biggest in the southern hemisphere.
The movie "The Dish" starring Sam Neill was based on the Parkes telescope's key role in the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
It has a dish of 64 meters in diameter and weighs 1000 tons.
It is situated near Alectown, 25 kilometres north of the town of Parkes,
New South Wales, Australia, which is approximately 380 kilometres west of Sydney.
It is 6 kilometres off the Newell Highway, the main road from Parkes to Dubbo.
Latitude = 32° 59' 59.866" north, longitude = 148° 15' 44.359" east, elevation = 392 m.
dish of 64 meters in diameter and weighs 1000 tons.
It is situated near Alectown, 25 kilometres north of the town of Parkes,
New South Wales, Australia, which is approximately 380 kilometres west of Sydney.
It is 6 kilometres off the Newell Highway, the main road from Parkes to Dubbo.
Latitude = 32° 59' 59.866" north, longitude = 148° 15' 44.359" east, elevation = 392 m.