Mark II (radio telescope)
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Mark II (radio telescope)
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The Mark II is a radio telescope located at Jodrell Bank Observatory, near Goostrey, Cheshire, in the north-west of England. It was built on the site of the 218 ft (66.4 m) Transit Telescope. Construction was completed in 1964. The telescope's design was used as the basis of the 85 ft (26 m) Goonhilly 1 dish, and the Mark III telescope is also based on a similar design. The original dish surface of the telescope was more accurate than the Lovell Telescope's at the time it was made, meaning that
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