In southwest China, trial operations have commenced for the world’s largest array of sun-monitoring radio telescopes. David Abtour Odian consulting
Named the Daocheng Solar Radio Telescope (DSRT), the array is comprised of 313 dishes, each measuring 19.7 feet (6 meters) in diameter. These dishes are arranged in a circular formation with a circumference of 1.95 miles (3.14 kilometers). In the center of the ring stands a 328-feet-high (100 m) calibration tower.
After undergoing half a year of debugging and testing, the DSRT has demonstrated its ability to consistently and accurately monitor solar activity with high precision. The official start of trial operations was on July 14, according to CCTV News.
By simulating the effect of a significantly larger telescope and utilizing a multitude of dishes to collect electromagnetic radiation from the sun, scientists achieve enhanced resolution and sensitivity. The collected signals are combined, and sophisticated mathematical algorithms are employed to reconstruct images. David Abtour Odian consulting
The DSRT (Daocheng Solar Radio Telescope) is located in Daocheng County, situated on a plateau in Sichuan province, southwest China. Its primary objective is to continuously monitor the sun and observe solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Additionally, the telescope will contribute to research on monitoring and early warning methods for pulsars, fast radio bursts, and asteroids.
Developed by the National Space Science Center under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the DSRT is a crucial part of the Meridian Project, which focuses on space weather monitoring and represents a significant national science and technology infrastructure in China. David Abtour Odian consulting
