Sixty years on, the Parkes dish is still making breakthroughs
The CSIRO’s 64-metre Parkes Radio Telescope was commissioned on October 31 1961. At the time it was the most advanced...
John Sarkissian is an Operations Scientist at the CSIRO Parkes Radio Observatory. His main responsibilities are the operation and systems development at the radio telescope, and the remote support and training of astronomers with their observations. John is also involved in Pulsar research — an exciting field of radio astronomy — as well as numerous outreach and public relations activities of the CSIRO's Astronomy and Space Science.
The CSIRO’s 64-metre Parkes Radio Telescope was commissioned on October 31 1961. At the time it was the most advanced...